Log most often refers to:
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Trunk (botany)
In botany, the trunk (or bole) is the plant stem, stem and main wooden axis of a tree, which is an important feature in tree identification, and which often differs markedly from the bottom of the trunk to the top, depending on the species. The t ...
, the stem and main wooden axis of a tree, called logs when cut
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Logging
Logging is the process of cutting, processing, and moving trees to a location for transport. It may include skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks or skeleton cars.
Logging is the beginning of a supply chain ...
, cutting down trees for logs
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Firewood
Firewood is any wooden material that is gathered and used for fuel. Generally, firewood is not highly processed and is in some sort of recognizable log or branch form, compared to other forms of wood fuel like pellets or chips. Firewood can ...
, logs used for fuel
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Lumber
Lumber is wood that has been processed into dimensional lumber, including beams and planks or boards, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, wi ...
or timber, converted from wood logs
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Logarithm
In mathematics, the logarithm is the inverse function to exponentiation. That means the logarithm of a number to the base is the exponent to which must be raised, to produce . For example, since , the ''logarithm base'' 10 o ...
, in mathematics
Log, LOG or LoG may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
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''Log'' (magazine), an architectural magazine
* ''The Log'', a boating and fishing newspaper published by the
Duncan McIntosh Company
The Duncan McIntosh Company is an American publisher of periodicals which owns ''Sea Magazine'' and ''Boating World''. In addition to its publications, the company also owns the Newport Boat Show and the Lido Yacht Expo.
The Duncan McIntosh Co ...
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Lamb of God (band)
Lamb of God (sometimes abbreviated as LoG) is an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1994 as Burn the Priest, the group consists of bassist John Campbell, vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adl ...
or LoG, an American metal band
* The Log, an electric guitar by
Les Paul
Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, and his prototype ...
* Log, a fictional product in ''
The Ren & Stimpy Show
''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' (also known as ''Ren & Stimpy'') is an American animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. Originally produced by Spümcø for Nickelodeon, the series aired from August 11, 1991, to Decemb ...
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The League of Gentlemen
''The League of Gentlemen'' is a surreal British comedy horror sitcom that premiered on BBC Two in 1999. The programme is set in Royston Vasey, a fictional town in northern England, originally based on Alston, Cumbria, and follows the lives o ...
or LoG, a British comedy show.
Places
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Log, Russia Log (russian: Лог) is the name of several rural localities in Russia:
* Log, Novosokolnichesky District, Pskov Oblast, a village in Novosokolnichesky District, Pskov Oblast
* Log, Porkhovsky District, Pskov Oblast, a village in Porkhovsky Distri ...
, the name of several places
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Log, Slovenia Settlements, within municipalities in Slovenia, and sometimes called Log include:
* Those distinguished by the name of the including municipality:
** Log v Bohinju, in Bohinj
** Log, Kranjska Gora
** Log, Lukovica
** Log, Mokronog-Trebelno
**Log, Ro ...
, the name of several places
Science and mathematics
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Logarithm
In mathematics, the logarithm is the inverse function to exponentiation. That means the logarithm of a number to the base is the exponent to which must be raised, to produce . For example, since , the ''logarithm base'' 10 o ...
, a mathematical function
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Log file
In computing, logging is the act of keeping a log of events that occur in a computer system, such as problems, errors or just information on current operations. These events may occur in the operating system or in other software. A message or lo ...
, a computer file in which events are recorded
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Laplacian of Gaussian
In computer vision, blob detection methods are aimed at detecting regions in a digital image that differ in properties, such as brightness or color, compared to surrounding regions. Informally, a blob is a region of an image in which some proper ...
or LoG, an algorithm used in digital image processing
Other uses
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Logbook
A logbook (or log book) is a record used to record states, events, or conditions applicable to complex machines or the personnel who operate them. Logbooks are commonly associated with the operation of aircraft, nuclear plants, particle accelera ...
, or log, a record of important events in the operation of a ship
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Chip log
A chip log, also called common log, ship log, or just log, is a navigation tool mariners use to estimate the speed of a vessel through water. The word ''knot'', to mean nautical mile per hour, derives from this measurement method.
History
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, or log, a tool used to estimate vessel speed
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Log (unit)
A ''log'' () is a biblical and halakhic unit of liquid volume.
The word ''log'' occurs in the Bible, in Lev. 14:10, 15, 21 which prescribes the korban (''asham'', "guilt-offering") of a poor '' metzorah'':
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:And if he be poor, and his mea ...
, unit of volume in the Bible and Jewish law
See also
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