log file
Digital event record
A log file is a computer file that automatically records events, transactions, or messages generated by software, operating systems, or servers.
These files create chronological records useful for debugging problems, monitoring system performance, or tracking user activity.
The server log file showed the exact moment the system crashed.
System administrators and developers routinely examine log files to diagnose issues or investigate security breaches.
- server crashAbrupt computing failure
- timestampRecorded moment identifier
- audit trailChronological record of transactions
- data breachUnauthorized access to protected information
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
real time · debugging · debug mode · forensic analysis · journaling · system administrator · line by line · metadata · troubleshooting · auditing · intrusion detection · stack trace · reporting · IP addresses · append · software development · dump · transaction
- developer toolsIDE, debugger, compiler, analyzer, text editor
- debuggingdebug, debugging, debugger, breakpoint, breakpoints
- textplain text, plaintext, text editor, words, characters
- softwaresoftware, app, apps, application, program
- digital filesfiles, document, image, documents, video
- filesfilename, folder, directory, subdirectory, source code
log filehandwritten notes
Text inscribed by pen
journal entry · personal diary · manuscript · diary · written correspondence
log filedatabase
Organized digital information collection
relational database · spreadsheet · structured data · data table · data warehouse