Session vs Gathering - What's the difference?
session | gathering |
A period devoted to a particular activity.
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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.
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A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
A group of people or things.
((bookbinding)) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
A charitable contribution; a collection.
A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together
As nouns the difference between session and gathering
is that session is a period devoted to a particular activity while gathering is a meeting or get-together; a party or social function.As a verb gathering is
present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together.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.
Derived terms
* bull session * session ale, session beer, session bitter * sessionlessAnagrams
* ----gathering
English
(wikipedia gathering)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.
- A gathering of fruit.
- This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), equivalent to .Verb
(head)- She enjoyed gathering wildflowers.