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JOURNAL
journal
(noun) the part of the axle contained by a bearing
journal
(noun) a record book as a physical object
diary, journal
(noun) a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
journal
(noun) a periodical dedicated to a particular subject; “he reads the medical journals”
daybook, journal
(noun) a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
journal (plural journals)
A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.
A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.
(accounting) A chronological record of payments.
(computing) A chronological record of changes made to a database or other system; along with a backup or image copy that allows recovery after a failure or reinstatement to a previous time; a log.
(engineering) The part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings.
Usage notes
In the sense “daily record”, diary and journal are often used interchangeably. When usage is distinguished, diary refers more strictly to a personal daily record, while journal is used more loosely, for example for less frequent, thematic personal writing.
Synonyms
• (daily record): daybook, diary
Verb
journal (third-person singular simple present journals, present participle journalling or journaling, simple past and past participle journalled or journaled)
To archive or record something.
To scrapbook.
To insert (a shaft, etc.) in a journal bearing.
Adjective
journal (not comparable)
(obsolete) Daily.
Source: Wiktionary
Jour"nal, a. Etym: [F., fr. L. diurnalis diurnal, fr. diurnus belonging to the day, fr. dies day. See Diurnal.]
Definition: Daily; diurnal. [Obs.] Whiles from their journal labors they did rest. Spenser.
Jour"nal, n. Etym: [F. journal. See Journal, a.]
1. A diary; an account of daily transactions and events. Specifically: (a) (Bookkeeping) A book of accounts, in which is entered a condensed and grouped statement of the daily transactions. (b) (Naut.) A daily register of the ship's course and distance, the winds, weather, incidents of the voyage, etc. (c) (Legislature) The record of daily proceedings, kept by the clerk. (d) A newspaper published daily; by extension, a weekly newspaper or any periodical publication, giving an account of passing events, the proceedings and memoirs of societies, etc. ; a periodical; a magazine.
2. That which has occurred in a day; a day's work or travel; a day's journey. [Obs. & R.] B. Jonson.
3. (Mach.)
Definition: That portion of a rotating piece, as a shaft, axle, spindle, etc., which turns in a bearing or box. See Illust. of Axle box. Journal box, or Journal bearing (Mach.) the carrier of a journal; the box in which the journal of a shaft, axle, or pin turns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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