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cookie A file that is stored on a client computer that is using a BROWSER. It is initially deposited there by a SERVER and is used to store information that might be required over one particular session or over a number of sessions with a browser. One use for cookies is to identify users and prepare customized Web pages for them. For example, a cookie might be used to store the identity of someone who has used an ECOMMERCE site that sells some commodity by taking credit card details and the name of the user. This cookie can then be read by a server next time the buyer uses the browser in order to personalize a greeting and to relieve them of the repetitive effort of providing credit card details. Another use for a cookie is in ETAILING sites where the cookie holds the contents of a SHOPPING CART. Cookies are used because HTTP is a stateless protocol: a message sent by a browser in HTTP has no knowledge of any previous message. The name ‘cookie’ derives from UNIX entities called magic cookies. These are pieces of data that are attached to a user or program and change depending on the actions taken by the user of the program. Sometimes cookies are referred to as PERSISTENT COOKIES because they stay in a computer for a long time rather than just one session. See also APPLET and SERVER API.
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DARREL INCE. "cookie." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "cookie." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-cookie.html DARREL INCE. "cookie." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-cookie.html |
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cookie in North America, a sweet biscuit; the Cookie Monster, a member of the Muppets, was a large blue friendly creature characterized by its sweet tooth and voracious appetite.
In computing, cookie is a packet of data sent by an Internet server to a browser, which is returned by the browser each time it subsequently accesses the same server, used to identify the user or track their access to the server. the way the cookie crumbles how things turn out. It is often used retrospectively, to suggest that the position is undesirable but unalterable. See also fortune cookie. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "cookie." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "cookie." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-cookie.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "cookie." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-cookie.html |
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cookie A small file placed on a user's hard disk by a server, containing details about the user's use of the Web site. It is returned to the server whenever the browser accesses the site. Most browsers allow the user to refuse cookies or to limit the time for which they are stored. In general, cookies help the user and in some cases they are essential. For example, if the user is buying a number of items on-line, then a cookie is necessary for the server to keep track of items from different pages placed in a “shopping cart”.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "cookie." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "cookie." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-cookie.html JOHN DAINTITH. "cookie." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-cookie.html |
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cook·ie / ˈkoŏkē/ • n. (pl. -ies) 1. a small sweet cake, typically round, flat, and crisp. 2. inf. a person of a specified kind: a tough cookie with one eye on her bank account. 3. Comput. a packet of data sent by an Internet server to a browser, which is returned by the browser each time it subsequently accesses the same server, used to identify the user or track their access to the server. |
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"cookie." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cookie." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cookie.html "cookie." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cookie.html |
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cookie XVIII. — Du. koekje, dim. of koek cake.
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T. F. HOAD. "cookie." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "cookie." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cookie.html T. F. HOAD. "cookie." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cookie.html |
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cookie See biscuit.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "cookie." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "cookie." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-cookie.html DAVID A. BENDER. "cookie." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-cookie.html |
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