Protokolldatei

log file

noun pro-to-KOLL-dah-ty Rare

Usage Note

Protokolldatei (or Logdatei) is a file recording system events, errors, and actions. Administrators check Protokolldateien to diagnose problems; both terms coexist in German IT, with Logdatei being more informal.

Examples

"In der Protokolldatei ist genau vermerkt, wann der Absturz passiert ist."

Natural Translation

The log file records exactly when the crash occurred.

Literal Translation

In the log-file is exactly noted, when the crash happened.

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