Leaving the system This occurs at your request by quitting your browser or clicking Log Out on the menu bar, or automatically by the system after 20 minutes of inactivity
To end a session at the computer For personal computers, you can log out simply by exiting applications and turning the machine off On larger computers and networks, where you share computer resources with other users, there is generally an operating system command that lets you log off
To terminate interactive communication with the operating system, and end a terminal session
When someone who is using a computer system logs out or logs off, they finish using the system by typing a particular command. If a computer user fails to log off, the system is accessible to all
Ending the connection to a network or a computer system To log out (a verb and a preposition) is noted as logout (one word) in Project Vincent command form, e g , logout