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Answer by stevesliva for What is the difference between "history" and "log"?

A log is a series of time-data pairs. A history usually purports to be more comprehensive and explanatory with regards to cause and effect than a simple sequential series of timestamped information....

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Answer by MickJ for What is the difference between "history" and "log"?

The word log originated from its usage in 'Ship Log Book', which originally referred to the book for recording readings from the 'Chip Log' (apparatus containing an actual wooden log, giving it the...

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What is the difference between "history" and "log"?

In computer science, "log" is often used over "history" when keeping track of events (see /log and .log in Unix filesystems, and "git log" with the Git version control system). I can see that "log" is...

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