What does a session mean in Google Analytics?

 What is Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic, currently as a platform inside the Google Marketing Platform brand. Google launched the service in November 2005. 

Google Analytics is a free tool that lets you monitor and analyze website traffic.

Google Analytics Setup :- 

1. Sign in through Gmail account or create a Google Analytics account.
2. In the left bottom of the sidebar, click Admin.
3. On the right side of the screen, select the account you would like to use or create a new account by clicking the + Create Account button.
4. Click the + Create Property button.
5. Select Website - Copy MEASUREMENT ID and link the same with website setup.

6. Global site tag (gtag.js) Use this if you're using a website builder or CMS-hosted site, copy the gtag.js code and paste in head section on the HTML website. 

7. Link to Google Search Console       

gtag.js code show like : 

<!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->
<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-VYSW2ZFKPT"></script>
<script>
  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
  gtag('js', new Date());
  gtag('config', 'G-VYSW2ZFKPT');
</script>

How Google Analytic works : -

Google Analytics works by the inclusion of a block of JavaScript code on pages in your website. When users to your website view a page, this JavaScript code references a JavaScript file which then executes the tracking operation for Analytics.

What does a session mean in Google Analytics?

A session is a group of user interactions with your website that take place within a given time frame. For example a single session can contain multiple page views, events, ecommerce transactions, and social interactions. ... A single user can open multiple sessions.