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The definition of a cookie is a sweet treat that is typically round and flat, a term used to refer to a person with some distinguishing characteristic, or a packet of information sent over the Internet that allows websites to identify a return user.

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A sweet chocolate chip treat is an example of a cookie.
A person who is strong and resilient is an example of someone who might be described as a tough cookie.
The information your computer sends and receives when you sign into a website that tells the site who you are the next time you go back is an example of a cookie.

See cookie in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

☆ a small, sweet cake, variously shaped, filled, etc., but usually flat and either crisp or chewy
Scot. a bun
☆ Slang
1. a person, esp. one qualified as tough, smart, shrewd, etc.
2. an attractive young woman
☆ 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

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

See cookie in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also cook·y

noun pl. cook·ies

A small, usually flat and crisp cake made from sweetened dough.
Slang A person, usually of a specified kind: a lawyer who was a tough cookie.
Computer Science A collection of information, usually including a username and the current date and time, stored on the local computer of a person using the World Wide Web, used chiefly by websites to identify users who have previously registered or visited the site.

Origin:

Origin: Dutch koekje

Origin: , diminutive of koek, cake

Origin: , from Middle Dutch koeke

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