session

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A period of time spent doing a particular activity.

   She booked a one-hour counselling session.

2. 2
   noun

   An official meeting or period of meetings of a court, council, or parliament.

   The judge announced that the court was now in session.

3. 3
   noun

   The period during which a user is logged in or connected to a computer system.

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

From Middle English session, from Old French session, from Latin sessiō (“a sitting”), from sedeō (“sit”).

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