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Logging in or on?
Which is standard: “log on/off” or “log in/out”?

Using linux, when we type: 

$ man who
WHO(1)                               User Commands                              WHO(1)

NAME
       who - show who is logged on

SYNOPSIS
       who [OPTION]... [ FILE | ARG1 ARG2 ]

DESCRIPTION
       Print information about users who are currently logged in.
...

What's the difference between the logged on and logged in here?

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