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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A meeting of a council, court, or legislative body to conduct its business.
  • A period devoted to a particular activity; ''a training session''.
  • computing Used in reference to web applications, a session is the sequence of interactions between the server and a user. A users session can store persistent data between different web pages. For instance, a person might login to a site on one page, then go on using other pages on the site. The login step begins a session where the server tracks information about that specific user. Sessions typically expire after a set time of non-interaction and are removed from the server's memory.
  • cricket A period of play in which the players only leave the field at a change of innings; the three sessions are between start of play, lunch, tea and close of play
  • music The performance of music by local musicians in a public place, with its origions in Gaelic culture. A musical performance broadcast for a radio show.

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