"logfile" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2010, Justin Cutroni, Google Analytics: Understanding Visitor Behavior (page 15)",
          "text": "[…] the logfile contains numerous attributes of the pageview sent to Google."
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          "ref": "2018, Wilfried Lemahieu, Seppe vanden Broucke, Bart Baesens, Principles of Database Management (page 435)",
          "text": "Aside from the functional DBMS components described above, the logfile is a vital element in transaction management and recovery."
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          "ref": "2024, Jack McLarney, The Book of Batch Scripting (page 73)",
          "text": "But the robocopy command is unique in that you can easily create a logfile with an option."
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        "A file that serves as a log."
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        "(computing) A file that serves as a log."
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          "ref": "2010, Justin Cutroni, Google Analytics: Understanding Visitor Behavior (page 15)",
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