HTTP cookie
English
editEtymology
editFrom HTTP + magic cookie.
Noun
editHTTP cookie (plural HTTP cookies)
- (Internet) A packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then returned by the browser each time it accesses that server, used to maintain state between otherwise stateless HTTP transactions, for example, to identify the user.
Synonyms
edit- cookie (the more usual term)
Hypernyms
editTranslations
editpacket of information
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