User Session
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A User Session is a session by an application user (an an application).
- Context:
- It can (typically) have a Session Start.
- It can (typically) have a Session End (which can be defined a default amount of inactivity, such as 30 minutes).
- It can (typically) have a Session Duration (based on the session start time and session end time).
- It can be recorded in a Session Data Record.
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- Example(s):
- a Gaming Console Session.
- a Website Visitor Session (on a website).
- a Social Networking Session.
- a Mobile App Session (on a mobile app).
- a Video Gaming Session (on a video gaming platform).
- a Music Listening Session.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: User, Session, User Engagement.
References
2020
- (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_(web_analytics)#Definition Retrieved:2020-12-9.
- The definition of "session" varies, particularly when applied to search engines. Generally, a session is understood to consist of "a sequence of requests made by a single end-user during a visit to a particular site".In the context of search engines, "sessions" and "query sessions" have at least two definitions.A session or query session may be all queries made by a user in a particular time periodor it may also be a series of queries or navigations with a consistent underlying user need.