Difference between Lag and Log

What is the difference between Lag and Log?

Lag as a verb is to not keep up (the pace), to fall behind while Log as a verb is to cut trees into logs

Lag

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to not keep up (the pace), to fall behind to cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material The action in which a computer or server slows or halts in response to a poor connection

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; latency. a prisoner, a criminal. bad connection, loss of connection, causing a delay

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: late

Log

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cut trees into logsTo cut down (trees).To travel at a specified speed, as ascertained by log chipTo cut down trees in an area, harvesting and transporting the logs as woodTo make, to add an entry (or more) in a log(book).To travel (a distance) as shown in a logbook

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.A chip log, a device used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.A logbook.A blockhead, very dumb person.A longboard.A rolled cake with filling; Swiss roll.A logbook, or journal of a vessel (or aircraft)'s progressA chronological record of actions, performances, computer/network usage, etc.

We hope you now know whether to use Lag or Log in your sentence.

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