Log - Definition
log
n 1: a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
2: the exponent required to produce a given number [syn:
logarithm, log]
3: a written record of messages sent or received; "they kept a
log of all transmission by the radio station"; "an email log"
4: a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)
5: measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails
from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's
speed through the water
v 1: enter into a log, as on ships and planes
2: cut lumber, as in woods and forests [syn: log, lumber]