席又写作席，是传统日常用品，在中国多以草或竹织成。古人喜欢将之铺在地上坐卧，也就是「席地而睡」、「席地而坐」等成语的来源。

A mat is a generic term for a piece of fabric material it is used for many things, generally placed on a floor or other flat surface, which serves a range of purposes including:

In domestic settings:

Anti-fatigue mats come in various types and materials for industrial or commercial applications for a variety of workplace conditions that exist as well as the variety of workplace designs from individual work benches, to large assembly lines or complex manufacturing work stations. Work place environments can vary from dry areas to wet or extremely oily areas. Plus specialized industries may need additional properties such as fire retardant matting for welding, static dissipative matting for Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, anti-microbial for food industry applications.