cookie

cookie definition - business

cookie

A small file stored on a client computer by a web browser. A cookie is referenced to identify previous visitors and allows a server to store its own information about a user on the user's own computer.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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