Editing Logbook (section)

== Format ==
Logbooks come in many varieties, but they are sometimes standardized in form and/or content within certain organizations or industries. In some applications like [[flight training]] or trucking [[hours of service]], they  contain specific information used to satisfy legal requirements.

=== Electronic logbooks ===
Prior to the advent of [[mobile computing]], logbooks were almost exclusively printed and bound in [[hard copy]] form.  While physical logbooks offer advantages in frontline applications with many users (like [[aircraft maintenance]] logs), the proliferation of [[cloud computing]] and mobile devices has enabled the development of '''electronic logbooks'''.  They may be as complex as software packages, or as simple as editable [[spreadsheet]]s, but electronic logbooks offer several advantages including virtually unlimited capacity and digital [[backup]]s.