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Handover vs Session - What's the difference?

handover | session |

As nouns the difference between handover and session

is that handover is the transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another while session is a period devoted to a particular activity.

handover

English

Alternative forms

* hand-over

Noun

(wikipedia handover) (en noun)
  • The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another

    • See also

    * hand over

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    session

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A period devoted to a particular activity.
    • a training session
    "Are we having a recording session'''?" / "Yes. We've even got some '''session musicians to provide some brass."
  • *
  • A meeting of a council, court, or legislative body to conduct its business.
    • This court is now in session .
  • (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.
    • Logging out or shutting down the computer will end your session .
  • (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
    • So much his ascension into heaven and his session at the right hand of God do import.
  • * Tennyson
    • But Vivien, gathering somewhat of his mood, / Leaped from her session on his lap, and stood.

    Derived terms

    * bull session * session ale, session beer, session bitter * sessionless

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