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cookie Definition

cookie (ko̵ok′ē)

noun

  1. ☆ a small, sweet cake, variously shaped, filled, etc., but usually flat and either crisp or chewy
  2. Scot. a bun
  3. ☆ Slang
    1. a person, esp. one qualified as tough, smart, shrewd, etc.
    2. an attractive young woman
  4. ☆ Comput. a small file placed automatically on a user's hard disk, as by a website or online service, for the purpose of storing information about and recognizing the user

Etymology: prob. Du koekje, dim. of koek, a cake; akin to cake

cookie Idioms

toss one's cookies

☆

Slang to vomit; throw up

cookie Synonyms

cookie

n.

small cake, wafer, biscuit (British), biscotto (Italian). see also bread 1, cake 2, pastry.

Common varieties of cookies include: cream, butter, lemon, Boston, seed, icebox, oatmeal, lace, vanilla, chocolate, sugar, peanut butter, almond, eggless, ginger, molasses, gingersnap, fig bar, raisin bar, chocolate chip, jumble, Scotch shortbread, Scotch cake, macaroon, Mary Ann, tart, fruit bar, brownie, drop, bar, Marguerite, petit beurre (French), madeleine, pinwheel, wafer;

Cookie Hacker Definition

Contrary to what some individuals think, cookies are not in themselves a security risk. They are simply small bits of data that are commonly transmitted from a Web server to a Web browser. Cookies can also be entirely processed client-side. The browser stores the message in a text file, and each time the browser requests from the server a particular page, the message is sent back to the server. One of the most widely known uses of cookies is to personalize a Website for users. That is, when users enter a Website, they may be asked to complete forms indicating their name and certain particulars. Instead of seeing a generic welcome page, users are later greeted with a page including their identifiers stored in the cookies.

Nevertheless, there is controversy surrounding cookies. For example, cookies can be accessed, read, and used by malicious Websites unintentionally visited by innocent users. This cookie information can be used to gather intelligence on the user and later used against the user, or the cookie information can be used to access the original Website.

See Also: Browser; Server.

cookie Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • disable: Should you wish you can disable cookies through the browser settings.
  • accept: You do not need to allow your browser to accept cookies in order to use our service.
  • delete: You can also delete cookies by adjusting your browser settings.
  • refuse: You can set your browser to refuse cookies from any website you visit.
  • reject: You may configure your Internet browser to reject cookies.
  • bake: As we sat in the grass eating freshly baked Italian cookies, Jeff explained his philosophy as a Tortoise driver.

Adjective modifier

  • persistent: A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on your hard drive for an extended period of time.
  • homemade: Enjoy a spacious family room with breakfast and homemade cookies on arrival, starting from just £ 349.00.
  • chocolate: I do remember the police pulling up to see me sitting in my car eating chocolate cookies in the wee small hours.
  • temporary: This will delete temporary Internet cookies from any sites that you may have visited.
  • tough: Life's a tough cookie really, especially on the hill.

Modifies a noun

  • cutter: Whip up some American cookies in all sorts of shapes with our cookie cutters from our Country Kitchen.
  • jar: The number the last person calls out is the total number of cookies in the cookie jar.
  • monster: Need some real world help with ' taming the cookie monster ' ?

Noun used with modifier

  • per-session: Page down to the Cookies section and select to " enable cookies stored on computer " and " enable per-session cookies.
  • Oreo: In fact, almost every nation is represented from American Oreo cookies to Antonio Carluccio's Italian range.
  • fortune: Link: Fortune cookies Horoscope Are you a rat, a snake or a rabbit?
  • session: For the session cookie, once you close the browser, the cookie simply terminates.
  • browser: Computer Tracking and ' Cookies ' NSDesign makes use of internet browser cookies, which we use to identify you for login purposes.
  • chip: Lunch 4oz lean boiled chicken breast, 1 cup steamed spinach, 1 cup of herbal tea, 1 chocolate chip cookie.