Timeout vs Session - What's the difference?
timeout | session |
(communication) The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally.
(communication) The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.
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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As nouns the difference between timeout and session
is that timeout is timeout while session is a period devoted to a particular activity.timeout
English
Noun
(en noun)- My connection was so slow that I kept receiving timeouts when trying to view Web pages.
- My connection was so slow that I kept receiving timeouts when trying to view Web pages.
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.