event logs

[/ɪˈvɛnt lɔɡz/]
nounpl: event logs
registros de eventos
1. A record of significant occurrences or activities in a system, application, or device, typically with timestamps and details
The IT administrator reviewed the event logs to identify the cause of the system crash.
O administrador de TI revisou os registros de eventos para identificar a causa do travamento do sistema.
2. Digital records documenting actions, errors, warnings, or information messages generated by computer systems or software applications
Event logs help troubleshoot problems and monitor system performance.
Os registros de eventos ajudam a resolver problemas e monitorar o desempenho do sistema.
3. Audit trails that track user activities, security incidents, and system changes for compliance and forensic purposes
Security teams analyze event logs to detect unauthorized access attempts.
As equipes de segurança analisam os registros de eventos para detectar tentativas de acesso não autorizado.
In Brazil's growing tech industry, especially in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, IT professionals commonly use both 'registros de eventos' and the anglicized 'logs de eventos' interchangeably. In the USA, event logs are fundamental to IT operations and cybersecurity; the term is standard in corporate and government sectors. Portugal uses the European Portuguese variant 'registos' instead of the Brazilian 'registros'.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
system logsaudit logsactivity logstransaction logsapplication logs

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
registros de eventos
Most common and standard term used in Brazil
General Brazilian (IT)
logs de eventos
Common alternative in technical contexts; uses English word 'logs'
São Paulo
registros de eventos / logs de eventos
Both terms widely used in tech hubs
Portugal
registos de eventos
European Portuguese spelling of 'registos' instead of 'registros'

Related Words

log fileserror logsaccess logstimestampsystem monitoringtroubleshooting

Related Idioms & Phrases

dig through event logs
check the event logs
event log analysis
clear event logs
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