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TECH TERMS: COOKIES

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Definition: 
A message given to a Web browser by a Web server.

The browser stores the message in a text file. The message is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

The main purpose of cookies is to identify users and possibly prepare customized Web pages for them.
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The name cookie derives from UNIX objects called magic cookies.

These are tokens that are attached to a user or program and change depending on the areas entered by the user or program.




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