Session

Noun · Development

Definitions

  1. A server-side or token-based mechanism for maintaining stateful user context across multiple stateless HTTP requests, typically tracked via cookies or session tokens.

    In plain English: A way for a website to remember who you are between page loads, usually by storing a small ID in a cookie.

    Example: "The session expires after 30 minutes of inactivity and the user has to log in again."

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