journal

n.

1. 1. A personal record of occurrences, experiences, and reflections kept on a regular basis; a diary.
   2. An official record of daily proceedings, as of a legislative body.
   3. Nautical. A ship's log.
2. Accounting.
   1. A daybook.
   2. A book of original entry in a double-entry system, listing all transactions and indicating the accounts to which they belong.
3. A newspaper.
4. A periodical presenting articles on a particular subject: a medical journal.
5. The part of a machine shaft or axle supported by a bearing.

[Middle English, breviary, from Old French, daily, breviary, from Late Latin diurnālis, daily. See diurnal.]

Book or place where business transactions are first recorded in chronological order before being posted to the general ledger accounts. The general journal is used to record miscellaneous transactions that do not fit into Special Journals (sales, purchases, cash receipts, cash disbursements, and payroll journals). A general journal will help link together debit and credit parts of transactions.

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A book or log in which entries are made to record events on a daily basis. A book where transactions or events are recorded as they occur.

A legislative journal is kept by the clerk and is a daily record of the legislative proceedings. Typical entries include actions taken by various committees and a chronological accounting of bills introduced on the floor.

IN BRIEF: A daily record.

As the shadowy sails luffed above her against the starry night, she wrote in her journal of her travels thus far.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - avis, dagblad, magasin, tidsskrift, dagbog, protokol, journal

Nederlands (Dutch)
krant, tijdschrift, dagboek, (as)tap, kasboek, (mv) de (Parlementaire) handelingen

Français (French)
n. - revue, journal, (Naut) livre de bord, (Comm) livre de comptes, (Jur) compte rendu, journal (intime)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zeitung, Zeitschrift, Tagebuch, Journal

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ημερήσια εφημερίδα, εδικό περιοδικό, (λογιστικό) ημερολόγιο, κατάλογος χρονολογικής μεταβολής δεδομένων Η/Υ

Italiano (Italian)
giornale, rivista, diario

Português (Portuguese)
n. - diário (m), revista (f), jornal (m)

Русский (Russian)
газета, журнал, дневник, протокол

Español (Spanish)
n. - periódico, revista, diario, boletín

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tidning, tidskrift, journal, dagbok, loggbok

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
日记, 日报, 杂志

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 日記, 日報, 雜誌

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 일기, 일지 , 신문 , 잡지

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 日記, 日誌, 新聞, 定期刊行物, 雑誌, 議事録

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جريدة, مجله, دفتر اليوميه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כתב-עת, יומן, עיתון‬

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