logger
/'lɔgə/
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Definition
Noun: 1. A person whose job is to cut down trees for timber: A logger is a worker in the forestry industry who fells, cuts, and prepares trees for transport to sawmills. The work is often physically demanding and involves using tools like chainsaws and axes. 2. A person or device that records data or events: In computing and technology, a logger is a program, device, or person that systematically records (logs) data, events, or messages, such as system errors or user activities.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Forestry):
- The logger carefully felled the tall pine tree.
- Loggers use heavy machinery to transport timber out of the forest.
- Noun (Technology):
- The software includes a logger to track all user login attempts.
- The flight data logger was crucial for the investigation.
Advanced Usage
- "Logger" is often used in compound terms that specify the type of work or recording.
- A data logger continuously monitors temperature.
- The keylogger was discovered on the compromised computer.
Variants and Related Words
- Log (verb): To cut down trees; or to officially record an event or piece of information.
- Logging (noun): The activity or business of felling trees and cutting and preparing the timber.
- Logbook (noun): An official record book, especially on a ship, aircraft, or for a vehicle's journeys.
Synonyms
- Lumberjack (noun): A person who fells trees, cuts them into logs, or transports them. (Common synonym, especially in North America).
- Woodcutter (noun): A person who cuts down trees or chops wood.
- Recorder (noun): A person or apparatus that records something. (For the technological sense).
Phrasal Verbs / Related Phrases
- To log on/off: To begin or end a session on a computer system. (Related to the technological sense of recording access).
- To log in/out: To identify oneself to a computer system to begin or end a session.
Noun
- a person who fells trees