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Ask HN: Login or logon?

1 pointsby marchustvedtover 7 years ago
Where are we this today? From a UI perspective, is login&#x2F;logout now universally preferred over log on&#x2F;log off? Is it regional? Which came first?<p>This terminology question has always lingered for me. Thanks!

7 comments

ocdtrekkieover 7 years ago
I do not know if this is universal, by any stretch:<p>On the web, you&#x27;ll almost always see log &quot;in&quot;&#x2F;&quot;out&quot;. You sign <i>into</i> a website or service.<p>However, I would think you log &quot;on&quot;&#x2F;&quot;off&quot; a machine like a PC. You sign <i>onto</i> a computer or local network. But I&#x27;ve never seen this term on like a web service.
warrenmover 7 years ago
Doesn&#x27;t matter - they&#x27;re interchangeable<p>Just keep it consistent in your app&#x2F;service&#x2F;tool&#x2F;etc
greglindahlover 7 years ago
You &quot;log on&quot; to a mainframe. You login to a minicomputer.
sovaover 7 years ago
&quot;Sign in&quot;
Zekioover 7 years ago
login and logout sounds better and they are shorter which makes for shorter buttons if you display the full text
wheresvic1over 7 years ago
Login&#x2F;logout
iamNumber4over 7 years ago
Yes, both.