Journal vs. Journaling — What's the Difference?

A personal record of occurrences, experiences, and reflections kept on a regular basis; a diary.

A personal record of occurrences, experiences, and reflections kept on a regular basis; a diary.

An official record of daily proceedings, as of a legislative body.

An official record of daily proceedings, as of a legislative body.

(Nautical) A ship's log.

(Nautical) A ship's log.

A daybook.

A daybook.

A book of original entry in a double-entry system, listing all transactions and indicating the accounts to which they belong.

A book of original entry in a double-entry system, listing all transactions and indicating the accounts to which they belong.

A newspaper.

A newspaper.

A periodical presenting articles on a particular subject

A periodical presenting articles on a particular subject

The part of a machine shaft or axle supported by a bearing.

The part of a machine shaft or axle supported by a bearing.

To write one's observations or thoughts in a journal

To write one's observations or thoughts in a journal

A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.

The activity of keeping a diary, or journal.

A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.

The change log of the file system or database.

(accounting) A chronological record of payments or receipts.

Present participle of journal

(accounting) A general journal.

(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.

To archive or record something.

To scrapbook.

To insert (a shaft, etc.) in a journal bearing.

(obsolete) Daily.

Daily; diurnal.

A diary; an account of daily transactions and events.

That which has occurred in a day; a day's work or travel; a day's journey.

That portion of a rotating piece, as a shaft, axle, spindle, etc., which turns in a bearing or box. See Illust. of Axle box.

A daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

A periodical dedicated to a particular subject;

A ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred

A record book as a physical object

The part of the axle contained by a bearing