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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  session
       
           1. A lasting connection between a user (or user
          agent) and a peer, typically a server, usually involving
          the exchange of many packets between the user's computer and
          the server.  A session is typically implemented as a layer in
          a network protocol (e.g. telnet, FTP).
       
          In the case of protocols where there is no concept of a
          session layer (e.g. UDP) or where sessions at the session
          layer are generally very short-lived (e.g. HTTP), virtual
          sessions are implemented by having each exchange between the
          user and the remote host include some form of cookie which
          stores state (e.g. a unique session ID, information about the
          user's preferences or authorisation level, etc.).
       
          See also login.
       
          2. A lasting connection using the session layer of a
          networking protocol.
       
          (1997-08-03)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Session \Ses"sion\, n. [L. sessio, fr. sedere, sessum, to sit:
     cf. F. session. See Sit.]
     1. The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
        [Archaic]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              So much his ascension into heaven and his session at
              the right hand of God do import.      --Hooker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              But Viven, gathering somewhat of his mood, . . .
              Leaped from her session on his lap, and stood.
                                                    --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The actual sitting of a court, council, legislature, etc.,
        or the actual assembly of the members of such a body, for
        the transaction of business.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It's fit this royal session do proceed. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Hence, also, the time, period, or term during which a
        court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for
        business; or, the space of time between the first meeting
        and the prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of
        Parliaments is opened with a speech from the throne, and
        closed by prorogation. The session of a judicial court is
        called a term.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It was resolved that the convocation should meet at
              the beginning of the next session of Parliament.
                                                    --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Sessions, in some of the States, is particularly used
           as a title for a court of justices, held for granting
           licenses to innkeepers, etc., and for laying out
           highways, and the like; it is also the title of several
           courts of criminal jurisdiction in England and the
           United States.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Church session, the lowest court in the Presbyterian
        Church, composed of the pastor and a body of elders
        elected by the members of a particular church, and having
        the care of matters pertaining to the religious interests
        of that church, as the admission and dismission of
        members, discipline, etc.
  
     Court of Session, the supreme civil court of Scotland.
  
     Quarter sessions. (Eng.Law) See under Quarter.
  
     Sessions of the peace, sittings held by justices of the
        peace. [Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Session \Ses"sion\, n. [L. sessio, fr. sedere, sessum, to sit:
     cf. F. session. See Sit.]
     1. The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
        [Archaic]
  
              So much his ascension into heaven and his session at
              the right hand of God do import.      --Hooker.
  
              But Viven, gathering somewhat of his mood, . . .
              Leaped from her session on his lap, and stood.
                                                    --Tennyson.
  
     2. The actual sitting of a court, council, legislature, etc.,
        or the actual assembly of the members of such a body, for
        the transaction of business.
  
              It's fit this royal session do proceed. --Shak.
  
     3. Hence, also, the time, period, or term during which a
        court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for
        business; or, the space of time between the first meeting
        and the prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of
        Parliaments is opened with a speech from the throne, and
        closed by prorogation. The session of a judicial court is
        called a term.
  
              It was resolved that the convocation should meet at
              the beginning of the next session of Parliament.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
     Note: Sessions, in some of the States, is particularly used
           as a title for a court of justices, held for granting
           licenses to innkeepers, etc., and for laying out
           highways, and the like; it is also the title of several
           courts of criminal jurisdiction in England and the
           United States.
  
     Church session, the lowest court in the Presbyterian
        Church, composed of the pastor and a body of elders
        elected by the members of a particular church, and having
        the care of matters pertaining to the religious interests
        of that church, as the admission and dismission of
        members, discipline, etc.
  
     Court of Session, the supreme civil court of Scotland.
  
     Quarter sessions. (Eng.Law) See under Quarter.
  
     Sessions of the peace, sittings held by justices of the
        peace. [Eng.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  session
       n 1: a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the
            opening session of the legislature"
       2: the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to
          shorten the school term" [syn: school term, academic
          term, academic session]
       3: a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming
          session"; "a gossip session"
       4: a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the
          medium's parlor" [syn: seance, sitting]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  session
     Γαλλικά n.
     η διάρκεια μιας συνεδρίασης, μιας σύνοδος, ενός έργου, κλπ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  session
     French n.
     1 (l en session), period
     2 (lb fr computing) (l en session)
     n.
     1 A period devoted to a particular activity, e.g. the annual or
  semiannual periods of a legislative body (that together comprise the
  legislative term) whose individual meetings are also called sessions.
     2 A meeting of a council, court, school, or legislative body to
  conduct its business.
     3 (lb en computing) The sequence of interactions between client and
  server, or between user and system<!--e.g. Windows login session on a
  local machine! i.e. not only Internet-->; the period during which a
  user is log in or connected.
     4 (lb en cricket) Any of the three scheduled two hour playing
  sessions, from the start of play to lunch, from lunch to tea and from
  tea to the close of play.
     5 (lb en obsolete) The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
     6 (lb en music) (ellipsis of en jam session)
     7 (lb en education) An academic term
     8 (lb en beer) An extended period of drinking, typically consuming
  beer with low alcohol content.
     vb.
     (lb en music) To hold or participate in a jam session with other
  musicians.
     Swedish n.
     1 c a (l en session) (period with meetings, or training sessions and
  the like by extension)
     2 c a (l en session) (meeting)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Session
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  session
     n.
     1 A period devoted to a particular activity, e.g. the annual or
  semiannual periods of a legislative body (that together comprise the
  legislative term) whose individual meetings are also called sessions.
     2 A meeting of a council, court, school, or legislative body to
  conduct its business.
     3 (lb en computing) The sequence of interactions between client and
  server, or between user and system<!--e.g. Windows login session on a
  local machine! i.e. not only Internet-->; the period during which a
  user is log in or connected.
     4 (lb en cricket) Any of the three scheduled two hour playing
  sessions, from the start of play to lunch, from lunch to tea and from
  tea to the close of play.
     5 (lb en obsolete) The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
     6 (lb en music) (ellipsis of en jam session)
     7 (lb en education) An academic term
     8 (lb en beer) An extended period of drinking, typically consuming
  beer with low alcohol content.
     vb.
     (lb en music) To hold or participate in a jam session with other
  musicians.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Session
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  session
     French n.
     1 (l en session), period
     2 (lb fr computing) (l en session)
     n.
     1 A period devoted to a particular activity, e.g. the annual or
  semiannual periods of a legislative body (that together comprise the
  legislative term) whose individual meetings are also called sessions.
     2 A meeting of a council, court, school, or legislative body to
  conduct its business.
     3 (lb en computing) The sequence of interactions between client and
  server, or between user and system<!--e.g. Windows login session on a
  local machine! i.e. not only Internet-->; the period during which a
  user is log in or connected.
     4 (lb en cricket) Any of the three scheduled two hour playing
  sessions, from the start of play to lunch, from lunch to tea and from
  tea to the close of play.
     5 (lb en obsolete) The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
     6 (lb en music) (ellipsis of en jam session)
     7 (lb en education) An academic term
     8 (lb en beer) An extended period of drinking, typically consuming
  beer with low alcohol content.
     vb.
     (lb en music) To hold or participate in a jam session with other
  musicians.
     Swedish n.
     1 c a (l en session) (period with meetings, or training sessions and
  the like by extension)
     2 c a (l en session) (meeting)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Session
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  session
     French n.
     1 (l en session), period
     2 (lb fr computing) (l en session)
     n.
     1 A period devoted to a particular activity, e.g. the annual or
  semiannual periods of a legislative body (that together comprise the
  legislative term) whose individual meetings are also called sessions.
     2 A meeting of a council, court, school, or legislative body to
  conduct its business.
     3 (lb en computing) The sequence of interactions between client and
  server, or between user and system<!--e.g. Windows login session on a
  local machine! i.e. not only Internet-->; the period during which a
  user is log in or connected.
     4 (lb en cricket) Any of the three scheduled two hour playing
  sessions, from the start of play to lunch, from lunch to tea and from
  tea to the close of play.
     5 (lb en obsolete) The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
     6 (lb en music) (ellipsis of en jam session)
     7 (lb en education) An academic term
     8 (lb en beer) An extended period of drinking, typically consuming
  beer with low alcohol content.
     vb.
     (lb en music) To hold or participate in a jam session with other
  musicians.
     Swedish n.
     1 c a (l en session) (period with meetings, or training sessions and
  the like by extension)
     2 c a (l en session) (meeting)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Session
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  session
     Ranska n.
     istunto

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  session
     n.
     period

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  session
     n.
     period

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Session /zɛsjˈoːn/ 
   [pol.] session 
           Note: Parliament
     Synonym: Sitzungsperiode
  
   see: Sitzungsperioden, Sessions
  
           Note: Parlament

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Session /sˈɛʃən/
  الجلسة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  session //ˈsɛʃ(ə)n// 
  1. заседа́ние, се́сия
  meeting of a body to conduct business
  2. се́сия
  period devoted to a particular activity