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to terminate the session

to terminate the session

5.8
End a computer or website connection when you finish using it
  • phrasal verb
  • Specialized
translation icon : terminar la sesión
  • After the last question, the instructor will terminate the session and let everyone go.

Examples

  • The teacher decided to terminate the session when the students became too disruptive.

  • The software will terminate the session automatically after 30 minutes of inactivity.

  • If any person has not, then I will terminate the session and request that they do so before we reconvene a short time later.

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Synonyms

to end
vsto terminate the session
∞ 1.0

To stop something or make it finish

is the technical expression for stopping active processes and operations
to close
vsto terminate the session
∞ 1.0

To finish an event, meeting, or activity

is the formal computing sense applied to stopping operations or processes
to shut down
vsto terminate the session
541 2.9

Stop a machine, business, or system from working

focuses on ending processes rather than powering down hardware
to wrap up
vsto terminate the session
226 3.0

Finish an activity or task

is used to mean stopping a running process rather than summarising work
to finish up
vsto terminate the session
190 2.0

To complete an activity or task

is a formal term for ending running operations or processes
to terminate
vsto terminate the session
147 4.6

To make something stop or finish

adds a computing and formal focus to ending ongoing operations
to put an end to
vsto terminate the session
131 3.0

To make something stop completely

is the technical way to refer specifically to stopping processes or operations
to put a stop to
vsto terminate the session
62 3.0

To end something so it no longer happens

is a neutral computing phrase for orderly ending ongoing tasks or processes
to discontinue
vsto terminate the session
58 4.2

To stop something that is happening or being given

is usually used for orderly stopping of active operations in computing
to sign off
vsto terminate the session
37 3.8

To end a broadcast or show, usually with a final remark

is a technical phrase for stopping operations rather than saying goodbye
to finish off
vsto terminate the session
31 2.5

To complete the last part of a task

is the technical phrasing for stopping processes rather than casual completion
to close out
vsto terminate the session
19 3.9

Finish a project, account, or process

is the broader technical term for ending operations beyond accounts
to wind up
vsto terminate the session
17 3.7

Bring an activity or meeting to an end

is a concise formal phrase for immediately ending operations or processes
to exit
vsto terminate the session
  • Specialized
8 3.6

To stop a computer program so it ends

is a more general formal term for ending processes or operations
to log out
vsto terminate the session
  • Texting
7 2.2

Leave your account on a computer or website so others cannot access it

is a formal computing phrase for stopping ongoing operations or processes
to log off
vsto terminate the session
  • Texting
5 2.8

To stop using a computer or website and sign out

is used more broadly for ending operations beyond user disconnection
to put a full stop
vsto terminate the session
  • UK
1 3.6

End something completely so it does not continue

is the pragmatic technical term for ending processes without emotional emphasis

Antonyms

to start
∞ 1.0

To begin an action, event or process

to resume
297 3.1

To start an activity again after a pause

How Final

to kill
682 2.8
teardown
  • Specialized
6.9
to terminate the session
  • Specialized
5.8

Surface Forms

terminate the session infinitive

Morphology

terminate + the + session

The meaning "to bring an ongoing operation or process to an end" is directly and transparently derived from 'terminate' (to cause to stop) plus 'session' (a scheduled period); the article 'the' is semantically neutral. This is a straightforward verb + noun composition common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The phrase terminate the session may come from formal meetings where the person in charge would say the meeting was finished. Here terminate means 'end' and session means a 'meeting', so the phrase now means 'to end a period of activity', for example when you close a session on a computer.