HTTP cookie
English edit
Etymology edit
From HTTP + magic cookie.
Noun edit
HTTP 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 edit
Translations edit
packet of information
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