Log chokerA length of cable or chain that is wrapped around a log or harvested tree to secure the log to the winch cable of a skidder or to an overhead cable…
Log FileA coverage or workspace history file containing a list of all commands used to operate on a coverage or all commands used in the workspace.
Log FilesServer files which show you what your leading sources of traffic are and what people are search for to find your website.
log inTo connect to a computer system or network by entering identification and authentication information at the workstation.
Log LawIn reference to a wind energy conversion system, the wind speed profile in which wind speeds increase with the logarithmic of the height of the wind…
log-offThe procedure that is followed by a user in closing a session, e.g., a period of terminal operation. Synonym log out.
log-periodic (LP) antennaA broadband, multi-element, unidirectional, narrow-beam antenna that has impedance and radiation characteristics that are regularly repetitive as a…
log-structured file system (LFS)A file system that avoids both multiple-write and synchronous-write problems by batching large numbers of writes into large, contiguous writes.
LogfileThe Microsoft Windows NT Logfile, officially designated as $Logfile, is a special system file used by Microsoft Windows NT to keep track of what it is…
logical driveA volume that you create within an extended partition on a basic master boot record (MBR) disk.
logical errorAn error in the logical of a method or class. Such an error might not lead to an immediate runtime error, but could have a significant impact on overall…
logical expressionA combination of items, system items, system variables, literals and arithmetic logical operators from which a value of TRUE or FALSE is derived; for…
Logical File SpaceThe actual amount of space occupied by a file on a hard drive. The amount of logical file space differs from the physical file space because when a file…
logical link control (LLC) sublayerIn a local-area-network/metropolitan-area-network (LAN/MAN) system, the part of the link level that (a) supports medium-independent data link functions…
logical nameA case-sensitive unique string within an AWS CloudFormation template that identifies a resource, mapping, parameter, or output.
logical operatorAnother term for Boolean operator. See Boolean expression.
logical operatorsOperators, such as &&, ||, &, | and ^ that take two boolean operands and produce a boolean result.
logical processora hyperthreading CPU present itself as multiple logical CPUs to the operating system so that the OS will schedule threads on all of the logical CPUs…
logical selectionThe process of selecting a subset of features from a coverage using logical expression that operates on the attributes of coverage features (e.g.
logical signaling channelA logical channel that provides a signaling path within an information channel or within a physical signaling channel.
logical topologyOf a network, the schematic configuration that reflects the network's function, use, or implementation without regard to the physical interconnection of…
Logical VolumeAn area on the hard drive that has been formatted for files storage. A hard drive may contain a single or multiple volumes.
loginThe procedure that is followed by a user in beginning a session, e.g., a period of terminal operation. Synonym logon.
LogisticsThe science of planning and carrying out the movement and maintenance of forces.
Logistics SupportThe supply and maintenance of materiel essential to proper operation of a system in the force.
Logistics Support Analysis (LSA)The selective application of scientific and engineering efforts undertaken during the acquisition process, as part of the systems engineering process, to…
Logistics Support Analysis Record (LSAR)A formal tool under MIL-STD 1388-2A that uses records/forms to document operations and maintenance requirements, RAM, task analyses, technical data…
Logistics SupportabilityThe degree to which planned logistics support (including test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment; spares and repair parts; technical data; support…
lomustineAn anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called alkylating agents.
lonafarnibAn anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called enzyme inhibitors. Also called SCH 66336.
longA term signifying ownership of securities. "I am long 100 XYZ," means that the speaker owns 100 shares of XYZ.
Long bondThirty-year bonds issued by the US Treasury are referred to as long bonds. The interest rate on the long bond is typically but not always higher than the…
Long End of the BetThe side of the bet that must pay off more than it collects.
long interspersed nuclear element(Abbreviation: LINE). Families of common DNA elements, of average length 6.5 kb, which are dispersed at numerous locations within the genome.
Long Lead ItemsThose components of a system for which the times to design and fabricate are the longest, and, therefore, to which an early commitment of funds may be…
long lineA transmission line in a long-distance communications network. Note: Examples of long lines are TDM and FDM carrier systems, microwave radio links…
Long positionHaving a long position in a stock means you own the security. You have the right to collect the dividends or interest the security pays, the right to sell…
Long RunThe extended amount of time during any given session (or through multiple sessions) when number frequency starts to asymptotically approach that which is…
long silent intervalA silent interval during a ringing cycle or pattern that lasts at least 1200 ms. [T1.401-1998]
Long TailPhrase describing how for any category of product being sold there is much more aggregate demand for the non-hits than there is for the hits.
long templateA DNA strand, synthesized during PCR, which has a primer sequence at one end but is extended beyond the site that is complementary to the second primer at…
Long Term Acute Care Facility or Hospital (LTAC)A healthcare facility authorized by the Department of Social and Health Services to specialize in twenty-four hour inpatient medical and rehabilitative…
Long Term RetentionRetention of data for 5 years to satisfy requirements for local studies and to support litigation.
Long Term Storage DamsReservoirs used for recreational use or storage of irrigation, municipal or industrial water.
long terminal repeat(Abbreviation: LTR). A characteristic sequence of nucleotides that occurs at each end of a retrovirus element that has become integrated into the host…
Long TonA unit that equals 20 long hundredweight or 2,240 pounds. Used mainly in England.
long transactionLong transactions support applications where changes to a database might span several days, weeks or months and may involve several sessions.
long wavelengthIn fiber optic communications, pertaining to optical wavelengths greater than 1 m.
Long Wavelength Infrared (LWIR)Thermal radiation emitted by a source in the electromagnetic spectrum encompassing infrared wavelengths of 6 to 30 microns.
long-day plantPlants requiring a period of short nights before the switch from vegetative to reproductive growth can be initiated. See: Short-day plant.
long-distance callAny telephone call to a destination outside the local service area of the calling station, whether inter-LATA or intra-LATA, and for which there is a…
long-distance telephone tax refundTaxpayers are eligible to file for refunds of all excise tax they have paid on long-distance service billed to them after Feb. 28, 2003.
long-felt needThis means a problem facing a particular technical area that has gone unsolved for a prolonged period.
long-haul communicationsIn public switched networks, pertaining to circuits that span large distances, such as the circuits in inter-LATA, interstate, and international…
long-liningAnother term for trolling a bait or lure a long distance behind a boat.
Long-Range Restriction MappingRestriction enzymes are proteins that cut DNA at precise locations. Restriction maps depict the chromosomal positions of restriction-enzyme cutting sites.
long-term bit error rateBit error rate measured over a sufficiently long period, for example, one month. [T1.226-1992]
Long-term capital gain (or loss)When you sell a capital asset that you have owned for more than a year at a higher price than you paid to buy it, any profit on the sale is considered a…
Long-Term CareServices that help meet the medical and nonmedical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability.
Long-term care facility (LTCF)An institution, such as nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that provide healthcare to people who are unable to manage independently in the…
Long-term care insuranceLong-term care insurance is a policy designed to cover at least some of your expenses if you have a chronic but not life-threatening illness, long-term…
Long-term equity anticipation securities (LEAPS)These long-term options on stocks have expiration dates of up to three years rather than the shorter terms of most stock options, which are never longer…
Long-term productivityThe capacity of a site to support forest ecosystems over generations of humans and trees as measured against some defined reference.
long-term recordRecords that have enduring value to the organization
Long-term self-renewalThe ability of stem cells to renew themselves by dividing into the same non-specialized cell type over long periods (many months to years) depending on…