journal: Meaning and Definition of

jour•nal

1. a daily record, as of occurrences, experiences, or observations: She kept a journal during her European trip.
2. a newspaper, esp. a daily one.
3. a periodical or magazine, esp. one published for a special group, learned society, or profession:The English Journal. the October issue of
4. a record, usually daily, of the proceedings and transactions of a legislative body, an organization, etc.
1. a daybook.
2. (in the double-entry method) a book into which all transactions are entered from the daybook or blotter to facilitate posting into the ledger.
6. a log or logbook.
7. the portion of a shaft or axle contained by a plain bearing.