session
nounverified·updated Oct 7, 2026
A session is an encounter between an end-user interface device (e.g., computer, terminal, process) and an application, including a network logon. One user session is the time between starting the application and quitting.
polysemousFFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 2017
Senses
SANS Glossary of Security Terms
A session is a virtual connection between two hosts by which network traffic is passed.
Wordset Dictionary
a meeting devoted to a particular activity
Wordset Dictionary
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
Wordset Dictionary
a meeting of spiritualists
Wordset Dictionary
the time during which a school holds classes
Classifications
Entity Type
Event100%manual reviewI-079.event_restored
Ddorianclast reviewed —
Event is a type again; Triggering Event is an Event that obliges a response (Dorian, 2026-10-07; cki DESIGN.md I-079)
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- academic sessionacademic termschool termseancesitting
- alternatephrasing
- Session
- plural
- sessions
- possessive
- session's
- pluralpossessive
- sessions'