log into

log into

1. To sign into one's account or computer. I'm having trouble logging into my computer, so I haven't had a chance to check my email yet. Make sure you log into your account on the website before you attempt to make a purchase.
2. To give someone access to an account or computer system. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "log" and "into." Can you log me into your computer? I need to check my email really quick, and my phone's battery is dead.
See also: log
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

log into

v.
To provide the necessary information to a computer for someone to be allowed access to some set of computer resources: I logged into my student account to see if I owed any money to the university. This new software will automatically log you into the company's private website.
See also: log
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • log off
  • log on
  • metal
  • bare metal
  • hard reboot
  • reboot
  • boot up
  • bootstrap
  • log in
  • soft reboot
References in classic literature
Perceiving their simplicity, he cast down a huge log into the lake.
Fables
Conversion of middle diameter sugi log into sawn lumber-sawing yield by using sawing patterns in consideration of log quality.
Effect of crosscutting crooked sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) logs on sawing yield and quality of sawn lumber
I pounded two 12-inch spiral spikes from each horizontal log into the upright log.
At the opposing end, two more 12-inch spikes were toenailed through the log into the 2 x 6 upright, or the end log depending on position.
A log cabin adventure: they built their cabin in the woods in New York--and hauled the logs from North Carolina
Patterson and Clark (1988, 1992) tried to minimize the error in using Smalian's equation by dividing the log into two parts (butt to breast height and breast height to small end).
Validating the Patterson and Doruska equation for estimating the volume of hardwood butt logs