Forum vs Session - What's the difference?
forum | session |
A place for discussion.
A gathering for the purpose of discussion.
A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience.
(Internet) An Internet message board where users can post messages regarding one or more topics of discussion.
(in a Roman town) a square or marketplace used for public business and commerce.
A period devoted to a particular activity.
*
A meeting of a council, court, or legislative body to conduct its business.
(computing) The sequence of interactions between client and server, or between user and system; the period during which a user is logged in or connected.
(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.
(obsolete) The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
* Hooker
* Tennyson
As nouns the difference between forum and session
is that forum is a place for discussion while session is a period devoted to a particular activity.forum
English
(wikipedia forum)Alternative forms
* (Internet leet) * (Internet leet)Noun
(en-noun)- Trish was an admin member on three forums, and had no trouble at all when it came to moderating them.
Usage notes
The English plural forums is preferred to the Latin plural fora in normal English usage. * Ref: Modern English Usage , 2nd Edition, ed. Sir Ernest Gowers, Oxford 1968 (article '-um', p.658). * Also, "The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style," by Bryan A. Garner. Berkley Books, 2000, (p. 156).session
English
Noun
(en noun)- a training session
- "Are we having a recording session'''?" / "Yes. We've even got some '''session musicians to provide some brass."
- This court is now in session .
- Logging out or shutting down the computer will end your session .
- So much his ascension into heaven and his session at the right hand of God do import.
- But Vivien, gathering somewhat of his mood, / Leaped from her session on his lap, and stood.