Noun

(en noun)

section

zone (designated area).

(geometry) part of a circle, extending to the center

(computing) fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512 bytes) of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium (compare to block)

(military) an area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible

(military) one of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier

(science fiction) a fictional region of space designated for navigational or governance purposes; for instance, ,

(calculation) an instrument consisting of two rulers of equal length joined by a hinge ^W

a field of economic activity

*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-28, author=(Joris Luyendijk)

, volume=189, issue=3, page=21, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Our banks are out of control , passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.}}

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."

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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.