noun

login

login, logon, sign-in

I forgot my login details.

I forgot my login details.

The login process is very simple.

The login process is very simple.

((as a noun)) the process or details for accessing a system I forgot my login details.

Synonyms: username, credentials, sign-in

From the phrasal verb 'to log in', which originally meant to record an entry in a ship's logbook.

Imagine a ship's 'log' book. You use your 'login' to 'log in' to a system, recording your presence.

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