different between programme vs session

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?o????æm/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p?????æm/
• Hyphenation: pro?gramme

Noun

programme (plural programmes)

1. Britain and New Zealand standard spelling of program.
   • 1961, New Scientist (volume 9, number 226, page 679)

     Thus once a computer programme has been prepared, vastly different conditions can be inserted and experimented with at the expense of a few hours of computer time.

2. (Britain, dated, possibly nonstandard form) Alternative spelling of program (“computer program”)

Usage notes

See usage notes at program.

Derived terms

• rolling programme
• space programme

Translations

Verb

programme (third-person singular simple present programmes, present participle programming, simple past and past participle programmed)

1. Britain standard spelling of program.

Derived terms

• reprogramme

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ????????? (prógramma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.??am/

Noun

programme m (plural programmes)

1. a program (set of structured activities)
2. a program (leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity)
3. a program (particular mindset or method of doing things)
4. (computing) a program {{item of software; a computer program}}

   Synonym: logiciel

Verb

programme

1. first-person singular present indicative of programmer
2. third-person singular present indicative of programmer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of programmer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of programmer
5. second-person singular imperative of programmer

Further reading

• “programme” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

From Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”).

Noun

programme m (plural programmes)

1. (computing, etc.) program

Derived terms

• programmer (“to program”)

English

Etymology

From Middle English session, from Old French session, from Latin sessi? (“a sitting”), from sede? (“sit”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s???n/
• Rhymes: -???n
• Homophone: cession

Noun

session (plural sessions)

1. A period devoted to a particular activity, e.g. the annual or semiannual periods of a legislative body (that together comprise the legislative term) whose individual meetings are also called sessions.
2. A meeting of a council, court, school, or legislative body to conduct its business.

3. (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.

4. (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.
5. (obsolete) The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
   • 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie

     So much his ascension into heaven and his session at the right hand of God do import.

   • ?, Alfred Tennyson, Merlin and Vivien

     But Vivien, gathering somewhat of his mood, […] / Leapt from her session on his lap, and stood.

6. (music) Ellipsis of jam session
7. (education) An academic term.

Hyponyms

• bull session

Derived terms

• parasession
• sessionize
• sessionless
• session musician
• session-replicated

Related terms

Translations

Verb

session (third-person singular simple present sessions, present participle sessioning, simple past and past participle sessioned)

1. (music) To hold or participate in a jam session with other musicians.

Anagrams

• essoins, osseins

Finnish

Noun

session

1. Genitive singular form of sessio.

French

Etymology

From Old French session, borrowed from Latin sessi?, sessi?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?.sj??/

Noun

session f (plural sessions)

1. session, period
2. (computing) session

Related terms

• seoir

Further reading

• “session” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sessi?, sessi?nem.

Noun

session f (oblique plural sessions, nominative singular session, nominative plural sessions)

1. sitting; session (of a court, a committee, etc.)

Descendants

• French: session
• ? Middle English: session
  • English: session