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Session

Meaning in web development, with examples

/ˈseʃən/nounCommon term

In web development, session means: The period during which a server remembers a logged-in user, usually through an ID stored in a cookie, until the user logs out or the session expires.

In Turkish: oturum

How it is used

Developers create, store, expire and destroy sessions, and talk about session timeouts. The browser's sessionStorage API is a different thing: data kept only while the tab is open.

Example sentences

  1. Your session has expired. Please log in again.

  2. We store sessions in Redis so that all servers can share them.

Common collocations

  • session cookie
  • session timeout
  • session expired
  • end a session
  • session ID
  • cookieA small piece of data that a website stores in the browser and that is sent back with later requests, used for logins, settings and tracking.
  • authenticationThe process of checking who a user is, for example with a password, a one-time code or a login through a Google or Apple account.
  • server-sideHappening on the server rather than in the user's browser, for example server-side code, validation or rendering.
  • databaseAn organized store of data, such as users, orders or posts, that a back end can save to, search and update quickly.

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