The difference between History and Log

When used as nouns, history means the aggregate of past events, whereas log means the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.

When used as verbs, history means to narrate or record, whereas log means to cut trees into logs.

check bellow for the other definitions of History and Log

  1. History as a noun:

    The aggregate of past events.

    Examples:

    "'History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes."

  2. History as a noun:

    The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events.

    Examples:

    "He teaches history at the university. History will not look kindly on these tyrants. He dreams of an invention that will make history."

  3. History as a noun (countable):

    A set of events involving an entity.

    Examples:

    "What is your medical history? The family's history includes events best forgotten."

  4. History as a noun (countable):

    A record or narrative description of past events.

    Examples:

    "I really enjoyed Shakespeare's tragedies more than his histories."

  5. History as a noun (countable, medicine):

    A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.

    Examples:

    "A personal medical history is required for the insurance policy. He has a history of cancer in his family."

  6. History as a noun (countable, computing):

    A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.

    Examples:

    "I visited a great site yesterday but forgot the URL. Luckily, I didn't clear my history."

  7. History as a noun (informal):

    Something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant.

    Examples:

    "I told him that if he doesn't get his act together, he's history."

  8. History as a noun (uncountable):

    Shared experience or interaction.

    Examples:

    "There is too much history between them for them to split up now."

    "He has had a lot of history with the police."

  1. History as a verb (obsolete):

    To narrate or record.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  1. Log as a noun:

    The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.

    Examples:

    "They walked across the stream on a fallen log."

  2. Log as a noun:

    Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.

  3. Log as a noun:

    A unit of length equivalent to 16 feet, used for measuring timber, especially the trunk of a tree.

  4. Log as a noun:

    Anything shaped like a log; a cylinder.

  5. Log as a noun (nautical):

    A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.

  6. Log as a noun (figuratively):

    A blockhead; a very stupid person.

  7. Log as a noun (surfing, _, slang):

    A longboard.

  8. Log as a noun (figuratively):

    A rolled cake with filling.

  9. Log as a noun (mining):

    A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.

  10. Log as a noun (vulgar):

    A piece of feces.

  1. Log as a verb (transitive):

    To cut trees into logs.

  2. Log as a verb (transitive):

    To cut down (trees).

  3. Log as a verb (intransitive):

    To cut down trees in an area, harvesting and transporting the logs as wood.

  1. Log as a noun:

    A logbook, or journal of a vessel (or aircraft)'s progress

  2. Log as a noun:

    A chronological record of actions, performances, computer/network usage, etc.

  3. Log as a noun (computer science):

    Specifically, an append-only sequence of records written to disk

  1. Log as a verb (transitive):

    To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log or logbook.

    Examples:

    "to log the miles travelled by a ship"

  2. Log as a verb (transitive):

    To travel (a distance) as shown in a logbook

  3. Log as a verb (transitive):

    To travel at a specified speed, as ascertained by chip log.

  1. Log as a verb (obsolete):

    To move to and fro; to rock.

  1. Log as a noun (historical, _, units of measure):

    A Hebrew unit of liquid volume (about ⅓L).

  1. Log as a noun:

    logarithm.

    Examples:

    "To multiply two numbers, add their logs."

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