The cookie
Example: The cookie stores user session data
Definition
"The cookie" in IT refers to a small piece of data stored on a user's device by a web browser while browsing a website. It helps websites remember information such as login status or user preferences to enhance the browsing experience and maintain session continuity.
Etymology
The term "the cookie" in computing is derived from the concept of 'magic cookies' in programming, which are tokens or data packets passed between programs. The idea was adopted for web usage to describe small data files stored by browsers. Did you know the name relates to the fortune cookie, which contains a small message inside?
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"The cookie" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - IT Users - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used words.
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