session

session

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈsɛ.ʃən/]

Senses

1. session (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A period of time devoted to a particular activity.

Example: counseling session

2. session (noun) — sense 2

Definition: An official meeting or term of a council, court, or other body to conduct its business; e.g. the annual or semiannual periods of a legislature (that together comprise the legislative term), whose individual meetings are also called sessions.

Example: This court is now in session.

3. session (noun) — sense 3

Definition: The sequence of interactions between client and server, or between user and system; the period during which a user is logged in or connected.

Example: Logging out or shutting down the computer will end your session.

4. session (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To hold or participate in a jam session with other musicians.

Example: “I downloaded a clip from a drummer, who I now realize is Bernard Purdie, who has sessioned on all kinds of records,” he said.

Structure of the word

Roots:
  • sed (Proto-Indo-European)

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