loggat

Loggat is the past participle form of the Swedish verb logga, used to indicate that something has been logged or recorded, or that a user has logged into a system. In everyday computing language, logga is common in references to digital records, audit trails, and user authentication.

Etymology and usage notes

Logga is a loanword from English log, and logg is a noun meaning a log or record. The verb logga describes the act of creating or updating such records. The form loggat appears in perfect or past contexts, often with auxiliary verbs such as har to express completed actions, for example har loggat. In technical and IT contexts, loggat is frequently encountered alongside related terms like logg and loggfil (log file).

Contexts and meaning

In modern Swedish, logga in is the common phrasal verb meaning to authenticate and access a system. Loggat can describe actions that have already occurred, such as data entries being recorded or events being added to a log. The term is widely used in software interfaces, system administration, and data auditing to convey that logging activities have taken place.

Relation to related terms

While loggat emphasizes completed logging, inloggad is a more typical adjective for describing the current state of being logged in (for example, a user who is currently authenticated). Logga in remains a standard, user-facing phrasing, especially in software prompts and documentation.

See also

logga in, inloggad, logg, loggfil, audit log.