birds-of-a-feather session

noun

An informal discussion group, typically at a conference, based on a shared interest and without any fixed agenda.

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Meanings

nounbirds-of-a-feather session (plural birds-of-a-feather sessions)

plural birds-of-a-feather sessions

  1. computingAn informal discussion group, typically at a conference, based on a shared interest and without any fixed agenda.

Origin

The first use of this term among computer specialists is uncertain, but it was employed during DECUS conferences and may have been used at SHARE user group meetings in the 1960s.

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birds-of-a-feather session. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birds-of-a-feather%20session

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“birds-of-a-feather session.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birds-of-a-feather%20session. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birds-of-a-feather session,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birds-of-a-feather%20session.

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