logging

[ law-ging, log-ing ]

noun

1. the process, work, or business of cutting down trees and transporting the logs log to sawmills.
2. Nautical. a deduction from the pay of a sailor, made as a fine or forfeit and recorded in the logbook of the ship.

logging

/ ˈlɒɡɪŋ /

noun

1. the work of felling, trimming, and transporting timber

Word History and Origins

Origin of logging¹

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; log ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Instead, this type of new-age “computer” taps into the brain’s method for logging, processing, and storing information—all in one place.

From Singularity Hub 

That is more than four times the county tax revenue lost because of a decline in logging on federal land.

From ProPublica

Water manager Jeff Busto told the crowd that logging had devastated a creek that provided part of the town’s drinking water supply.

From ProPublica

While Google Search seems to be working, outside of logging into Google Search, other aspects of Google are not working.

From Search Engine Land

A sort of sulfurous stench would hit your nose, a reminder that logging was king.

From Ozy

So I drove around the corner to the trailhead of the logging road that led back to the crash site.

From The Daily Beast

As he drove me back to the logging road, Frank told me about the area in his deep voice.

From The Daily Beast

Along with a spreadsheet logging weapons purchases and other expenses, investigators found two documents.

From The Daily Beast

Today, in the name of progress, we have faceless interstate highways, clear-cut logging, and industrial farming.

From The Daily Beast

By logging in through Facebook, women suddenly had access to profiles of their ex-boyfriends, best friends, and one-night stands.

From The Daily Beast

He went back to his hardware store and waited—waited for Crane and Keith to start their inevitable logging operations.

From Project Gutenberg

When the logging roads were cut through, the ground failed to freeze because of the thick white covering that overlaid it.

From Project Gutenberg

Speeders, motor cars, and hand cars on railroads or logging roads are often used when an agreement has been made with the company.

From Project Gutenberg

Lumbermen are specialists who are thoroughly well versed in all that pertains to logging, milling, scaling, and cruising timber.

From Project Gutenberg

Seed is collected by Forest officers by stripping cones directly from standing trees or from those felled in logging operations.

From Project Gutenberg

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