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A piece of information unique to you that your browser saves and sends back to a Web server when you revisit a Web site (the Web server is the computer that "hosts" a Web site that your browser downloads or "sees"). The server "tells" your browser where to put the cookie on the server. Cookies contain information such as login or registration information, online "shopping cart" information (your online buying patterns in a certain retail site), user preferences, what site you came from last, etc.

a digitized piece of information that is sent to a Web browser by a Web server, intended to be saved on a computer; cookies gather information about the user, such as user preferences, or recent on-line purchases; a Web browser can be set to either accept or reject cookies

Data created by a Web server that is stored on the user's computer, providing a method for the Web site to keep track of a user's preferences and store them on the user's own hard disk.

A cookie is a tiny piece of text that is placed on a hard drive. Cookies allow a web server to store information about the user on his computer, and then retrieve that information for identification in the future. Cookies record bits of information such as shopping purchases and user name and password, to prevent having to reenter this information every time a page is revisited.

A small file that is downloaded on a computer from a web site to hold information that can be retrieved by other web pages on the site. Cookies contain information that identifies each user

A message given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the message in a text file and sends it back to the server when it's needed. Cookies are used in this service to save your username and password and establish and maintain a path to a particular server during the research session. See Enabling Cookies in Your Web Browser for details.

A value placed onto a viewers hard drive which can be referred to by the author of the cookie. It allows for tracking information regarding movement within a site.

Some web sites send files to your computer the first time you visit them. These are cookies. A cookie helps the web site to identify whether you have visited the site before and what information will appear on web pages.

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet ( 1999-05-24) Data sent by a Web server to a Web client, to be stored locally by the client and sent back to the server on subsequent requests. The following concepts relates to the structure of Web content.

A cookie is a small file stored on your computer by a web site to keep track on information about you, such as what page you are on, what options you have selected, or what items you are going to purchase.

A string of characters saved by a web browser on the user's hard disk. Many web pages send cookies to track specific user information. Cookies can be used to retain information as the user browses a web site. For example, cookies are used to 'remember' the items a shopper may have in a shopping cart.

A Cookie is a piece of software which records information about you. It holds this information until such time that the server requests it. For example, if you are browsing around a virtual shop, each time you place an item in your basket the information is stored by the cookie until you decide to buy and the server requests the purchase information.

A piece of information from your computer that references what the user has clicked on, or references information that is stored in a text file on the user's hard drive (such as a username). Another way to describe cookies is to say they are tiny files containing information about individual computers that can be used by advertisers to track online interests and tastes. Cookies are also used in the process of purchasing items on the Web. It is because of the cookie that the "shopping cart" technology works. By saving in a text file, the name, and other important information about an item a user "clicks" on as they move through a shopping Website, a user can later go to an order form, and see all the items they selected, ready for quick and easy processing.

Information returned from a web server computer, and then stored by your browser on your computer. Cookies are used to store customized information about a website so that web pages are more personal to your interests.

A cookie is a piece of data which often includes an unique identifier, that is sent to your browser from a web site you visit, stores as a file on your computer, identifies you as a unique user and track your web usage. In certain cases (determined by the data in the cookie itself), the client returns the cookie to the server that originally delivered it. Persistent cookies are created in order to recognize users when they return to a website and enable the site to offer a customized experience tailored to that user - such as remembering your name and password on protected login pages.

Data stored on a browser which retains some information about its use of a web server.

Information that a server stores on a client machine and accesses during subsequent sessions. Cookies allow servers to remember specific information about clients.

It is a file on your computer saved by your browser and accessible by a given web server. It stores information about your visit on a given site. Cookies are used for example for storing user preferences, for maintaining sessions, etc.

A piece of information that a website stores on a visitor's hard drive so that the website can retrieve the information when the visitor returns to the site. (www.nolo.com)

A small text file that is stored on your computer and contains information about a site you visited, information you provided, and much more about your computer, browser, etc. It is often used by advertisers to serve up ads specific to your previous interests. It is also seen by some as a privacy concern.

Small bits of data that a Web page asks a browser to store on a user's computer, either in RAM or on the hard drive.

A small file stored by a web site on a users computer to track their usage of the web site and customize the site experience based on user tendencies. Cookies allow sites like Amazon to recommend new books by your favorite author.

A variable that your application can send to a web browser to be stored there for a specified length of time. Each time a web browser views an HTML page in your application, the cookies from that browser are sent to the application. Cookies are domain-specific and can take advantage of the same web server security features as other data interchange between your application and the server. Thus, cookies are useful for privately exchanging data between your application and the web browser.

A block of data that a server returns to a client in response to a request from the client. On the World Wide Web, a block of data that a Web server stores on a client system. When a user returns to the same Web site, the browser sends a copy of the cookie back to the server. Cookies are used to identify users, to instruct the server to send a customized version of the requested Web page, to submit account information for the user, and for other administrative purposes. Originally an allusion to fortune cookie, a UNIX program that outputs a different message, or "fortune," each time it is used. On some systems, the cookie program is run during user logon.

Cookies are a unique string of letters and numbers that a web server stores in a file on your hard drive. Cookies can be used to track your surfing habits, which is considered to be "A Bad Thing" Many anti–virus and spyware software packages are available that can check what cookies are stored on your computer and help you to get rid of unwanted ones. Cookies can also be used to track visitors to a website so the visitors do not have to enter the same information every time they go to a new page or revisit a site, e.g. a shopping site may store your user ID and account information in a ccokie on your computer so that the site recognises you next time you go shopping there. The MasterWeb forums use a cookie to store your account details so that your login details don't have to be entered every time you visit and to show things like new posts since your last visit.

Netscape developed the cookie as a way for web servers to store information on client computers. While at first this may sound insidious, it is in fact quite safe, since only the server which set a particular cookie can subsequently retrieve it. Most often, cookies are used to save such things as user preferences, login names and passwords, and information to aid in targeted advertising.

Piece of information that is stored in the browser and can be retrieved by the server that placed the information there. This piece of information can be used to identify a user, for example.

A file on the user's browser that uniquely identifies the user's browser. There are two types of cookies: persistent cookies and session cookies. Session cookies are temporary and are erased when the browser exits. Persistent cookies remain on the user's hard drive until the user erases them or until they expire.

A small file automatically sent by a Web server to a computer browsing a web site. Cookies are stored as text files on the hard drive so that servers can access them every time the computer browses the site. Cookies contain information relevant to the user: user names, passwords, preferences, etc.

A small file which websites place on your hard drive so they can recognise you the next time you come to their website.

Information sent by a site you visit that is stored on your computer which sends information back to the site the next time you visit it. This is how some sites keep track of your preferences. In some cases, you may not like cookies. In some cases, a site will not function properly unless cookies are enabled on your computer.

a small piece of information stored on your system for later use by the web site that wrote it so that it can customize the supplied information to your requirements.

A cookie is a mechanism that allows your movements through the Web to be remembered and stored by your computer (usually when you browse the Web there is no record kept about the sites you have visited or the route you have taken - but with cookies switched on, this information is kept). Cookies are used to run certain Web services as they can record your preferences when using particular Web sites or take you back to a particular point on the Web at a later visit.

Generally, a cookie refers to a small piece of information that a Web Server sends to a Web Browser. The browser (subject to its security settings) will save the cookie and send information back to the server whenever the browser looks at additional web pages. Normally, cookies will contain information such as login or registration information, online 'shopping cart' information or user preferences. When a server receives a request from a browser that includes a cookie, the server is able to use the information stored in the cookie and, for example, can customise what is sent back to the user or keep a log of the user's requests and movements on the website.

Netscape developed a sweet way to allow a website to recognize that yes, you've visited there before. Cookies are stored on your computer and let the website keep track of your comings and goings.

a file that is written to your hard drive when you access a webpage. Often used to glean information about visitors to the site.

A Web script designed to retrieve information about you, the site visitor. Cookies build profiles of what users buy, where they are browsing from, etc. Cookies can store login information that allows quick access to personalized sites (My Yahoo, My Lycos, etc.) and services (ICQ, Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger). A protected site may store a temporary identifier in a cookie after you successfully log in, indicating that you are an authorized user. Browsers may be set up to either accept or reject cookies.

A cookie is a piece of data which often includes an unique identifier, that is sent to your browser from a web site you visit, stores as a file on your computer, identifies you as a unique user and track your web usage. Persistent cookies are created in order to recognize users when they return to a website and enable the site to offer a customized experience tailored to that user - such as remembering your name and password on protected login pages. Non-persistent cookie as a cookie that only exist as long as your session on the web site lasts and expires as soon as you leave the web site. It is used to facilitate your activities within that site.

A data text file sent to the user's hard disk that tracks a user's return visits and click streams. Cookies can be useful for gaining valuable marketing data about users.

A block of information generated by a web server and stored on your hard drive for future access. This allows a Web site to display customized information or identify a customer. May also be called a “persistent cookie”. See also Session Cookie.

A cookie is information (usually your preferences) that a website records on your hard disk so that it may retrieve the cookie next time you visit the website.

A piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser that the browser software is expected to save and send back to the server whenever the browser makes additional requests from the server© Source: [Monash University Library, 2003, "Virtual Librarian - Glossary and Index", viewed 7 November, 2003, http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/vl/glossind.htm.

A cookie is a piece of information that some websites create when you visit them. When you sign up and create a profile with BT.com, we create a cookie on your PC. This stores some information about you and helps us identify you when you next log in. As a result, we can provide you with more relevant content. The cookie we create only contains basic information such as your log-in name, we do not store details of your phone number, account or payment details in the cookie.

In the case of the World Wide Web, a cookie is data stored on your hard drive that the server of some web sites use when you return those sites. Each site uses unique cookies - no site can read or use the cookies that another site has placed on your computer. You can read and learn all about cookies at Andy's Netscape HTTP Cookie Notes, a site with very accessible cookie information. A more technically challenging definition is here.   d-f

Cookies are small files sent to a Web user's computer by a Website. The cookies allow the site's tracking programs to identify that computer. In this way, site owners can collect information about a user's movement among the site's pages, if and when the user returns to the site, and other similar data. Cookies can also allow site owners to serve particular users specific information, based on their previous interaction with the site. Amazon's "Your Favorites" is an example of this functionality.

a little file stored on your computer by a web site so that next time you visit the site it'll already know something about you.

A chunk of data that a WWW server stores in your browser. It is sent back to the server when you contact it again. Gnatsweb (see 4.1 Gnatsweb) uses cookies to store your login information, preferences, and named queries.

A cookie is a small amount of information written on a client computer (typically your personal or desktop computer) from a server and is especially common on the web. The information may include a userID or your previous Internet shopping excursion.

Text file downloaded onto a visitor’s computer hard drive to store information about the visitor's actions in order to better customize her next visits. A cookie can be read only by the server in the domain that stored it.

Persistent data stored by the client in the Servlet Builder.

Small text file that stores (non-personal) information on the end users computer to help track sales from the merchant back to the Affiliate. A message is sent back to the server each time the browser (with the Affiliates cookie) requests a page from the server.

Data that a web server gives to a browser the first time the user visits the site. This is then updated with each return visit. The server saves the information the cookie contains about the user. The user's browser does the same-as a text file stored in the Netscape or Explorer system folder. Cookies store information such as username and password and what parts of the site were visited. This information can be updated with each visit.

A cookie is information that a web site places on your hard disk so that it can remember something about you at a later time. Typically, a cookie records your preferences when using a particular site. Most browsers automatically accept cookies. You can set your browser options so that you will not receive cookies and you can also delete existing cookies from your browser. However, you may find that some parts of the website will not function properly if you refuse cookies.

A small letter/number code deposited in your Web browsers directory by sites that would like to know when you last visited and which pages you viewed. Useful if you want to login more easily or view similar data. Some people find this intrusive and so cookies can be disabled in your browser.

a short code that resides in the user's browser and tells a site who is visiting (p. 271)

Small text files that are stored on your hard drive by certain Web sites to be accessed at a later time. Cookies contain information that identifies each user, for example: login or username, passwords, shopping cart information, preferences, and so on. When a user revisits a Web site, his or her computer automatically "serves up" the cookie, which establishes the user's identity, thus eliminating the need for the customer to reenter the information.

Cookies are used to store preferences, personal information, visitor tracking and other details that can be saved. The web browser stores the message in a text file. The main purpose of cookies is to identify users and prepare customized / personalized web pages for when a user returns.

Information that publishers can store in a user's web browser in order to track user visits more accurately; Oddcast's VHost can read and respond to cookies.

A small text message that is placed in your web browser by the web server for a site that you've visited. The message is sent back to the server each time your browser requests a page from that server, so you are identified as a return visitor. This saves you from having to enter the same information about yourself each time you visit. It also provides the opportunity for the server to present you with a customized welcome page and other content.

a mechanism that enables a Web server to place a unique identifier file on a user's PC to store user registration and preference information, but the user has no control over how this information is used. [Go to source

A small file residing on a user-computer's hard drive and accessed by the browser via JavaScript coded instruction. Cookies are essential for PrimaryPath to function, however it is not necessary to understand cookies in order to use PrimaryPath. For more information on cookies see the Suppoprt page.

A short string of text characters saved on your hard drive by your web browser at the request of a web server. The string of text characters can be any series of ASCII characters the web server wishes to put into the cookie. The text of the cookie is used to store various kinds of information that the web server can use to customize a web page with your preferences.

Pieces of information used to identify web visitors and used to customize web pages for them. Common uses of cookies are user/password combos, shopping carts, preferences, settings, etc. This information is stored in tiny files and placed on your hard drive. Servers access these files when you return to a web site.

A cookie is a small file, stored on a web-user's computer. Web servers use the data in the file to identify the user, enabling them to present personalised information, and avoiding repeated entry of standard information such as e-mail addresses, telephone numbers etc.

A mechanism in a Web browser that remembers small pieces of information. VAX cookies remember your user preferences, user name, agency number, and log in/out status so you do not have to retype them every time you log in.

A small file which is installed on your computer by a web site you visit. The file contains data about you and the computer system you are on and the data is often used by the web site to track your choices and custom tailor responses for future visits.

A cookie is a piece of information sent by a Web Server to a Web Browser that the Browser software saves and sends back to the Server whenever the browser makes additional requests from the Server. Depending on the type of Cookie used, and the Browsers' settings, the Browser may accept or not accept the Cookie, and may save the Cookie for either a short time or a long time. Cookies might contain information such as login or registration information, online "shopping cart" information, user preferences, etc. Cookies are usually set to expire after a predetermined amount of time.

A piece of information sent by a web server to your browser which is stored on your computer. Usually contains information which will identify your preferences or information to that server on your return, such as login information, shopping cart data, or user preferences. Cookies usually expire after a predetermined amount of time or until the browser is closed.

a means by which a Web browser and a Web server can keep track of the state of affairs between them.

A cookie is packet of information sent by a web server to a web browser, and then sent back by the browser each time it accesses that same server. Cookies are often used to identify you as a registered user of a web site without requiring you to give your username and password each time you access the site. They can also be used to maintain a "shopping cart" of merchandise that you have selected during a visit to a site, to store modifications you have made to a web site to personalize it, or to track your access to a particular web site.

A piece of information set by an HTML document to be stored on the browser. If the browser subsequently requests information from the same HTTP server that set the cookie, the cookie value is returned in the HTTP request.

A tiny piece of text information a web site can place on your machine to hold info about you, your web viewing preferences, or whatever the web site might want to put there.

"Cookie" refers to a piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser. The browser saves and sends back this information to the server whenever the user makes additional requests to the server. Cookies will contain information such as login or registration information, online "shopping card" information, and user preferences.

A handle, transaction ID, or other token of agreement between programs. The purpose of a cookie is to relate a later transaction to the current one. When a web server places a cookie on a client's hard disk, it can use that information in a subsequent connection to determine how information should be sent to that particular client. Netscape originated the concept. The decision of whether to accept a cookie offered by a web server is entirely up to the client. There is nothing inherently harmful or dangerous in accepting cookies, except that the client has no idea what information is transferred in the process.

A file/record stored on a World Wide Web user's computer, which is subsequently read by a Web site server, recording personal information entered.

An important functionality of a browser is the cookie, which allows websites to record a limited amount of information to identify a user's browser upon returning to a site. For example, membership-based sites.

Information a website puts on your hard disk so it can remember something about you at a later time. Typically, a cookie records your preferences when using a particular site. Cookies are commonly used to rotate the banner ads that a site sends so that it doesn't keep sending you the same ad. They can also be used to customize pages for you based on your browser type or other information you may have provided the website. Originally designed to aid users by giving them access to customized material via the Web, cookies have drawn the ire of some consumer groups, which claim they are sometimes used to gather information about users without their consent.

A small data file that is stored on a user's local machine and which contains information about the user that is pertinent to a web site. For example, a cookie might contain the user's shopping history on a particular e-commerce site, in order to allow it to tailor content to match his or her interests.

Persistent Client State HTTP Cookies are mechanisms that can be set and monitored by the server on the client side to track information about the client.

a text file that some Web sites use to track visitors to those files. Cookies are designed to recognize a user's password when they revisit a Web site and record everything the user does in that text file when it is stored on their hard drive.

A message sent by a Web server and stored on a user's workstation. Allows the Web server to track information about the user. Note: use of online Library resources, such as Journal Indexes, requires the use of Cookies.

A file written to your hard drive that Web sites use to track visitors. When you visit a Web site, a file (cookie) may be added to your hard drive or updated to include information such as the time and date, which pages you visited, any passwords you might need for the site, and any other information you might have contributed at their request.

A small text file stored on a user's computer which contains information provided by the user at an earlier time. Cookies are useful in providing a "memory" for information across web pages. They mainly contain such things as personal information, a list of pages viewed, or items in a shopping cart.

a piece of information a Web page might store in your browser to use when you come back again. They store things like what you entered in a form so that you don't have to enter the same items every time.

Small amount of data sent by the web server, to a web client, which can be stored and retrieved at a later time. Typically cookies are used to keep track of a user's state as they traverse a web site. See also " Cookie Manipulation".

A small file that is written on your hard disk by the site you are visiting.

a string of letters and numbers that Web servers sometimes attempt to store on your computer. This can be useful, allowing you to customize a Web page to your settings, or letting an e-commerce site remember who you are on your next visit. Cookies cannot be used to transmit viruses, but they CAN be used to track your computer and collect personal information about you, usually in order to send you personalized junk mail.

A Cookie is a mechanism by which server side operations (such as CGI scripts) can store and retrieve information on the client side of the connection. In practice, this means that information submitted by a web browser to a web server via a form or other interactive method can be stored on the browser machine and resubmitted when the web server URL is accessed at some point in the future. Examples would include login or registration information, online "shopping carts" or user surveys. Since cookies can store user information (on the user's own computer), they are used to personalize the WWW experience by recognizing and acknowledging the user when reentering a web site. Cookies are typically set to expire after a predetermined amount of time. Cookies *do not* read your hard drive and send your life story to the CIA.

A type of file that is deposited by a Web site, onto a user's computer and used to track a user's activities on the Web site.

A mechanism through which a web server can store and retrieve information to identify users. This information is used to personalise the content of websites for returning visitors.

A block of text up to 255 characters in length that is sent to a prospective buyer or Affiliates web browser from our website when visiting. This cookie is used for sales tracking and identifying purposes only. A cookie cannot be used to get data from their hard drive, get their email address or access any sensitive information about them as an individual. It is used solely for crediting sales commissions and Affiliate placement. The expiration date for our cookies is 10 years.

A mechanism by which a Web server can remember several users' status in their interaction with the server. It involves placing state information on each user's machine.

A text file stored on the consumer's computer that contains information to track Affiliate referral clicks and sales. A user must have cookies enabled in their browser for these clicks to be tracked by CCBill

a small file placed on internet user's hardrives after visiting websites or after viewing ads from some online adnetworks. The purpose of a cookie it to keep track of user preferences, limit exposure of intrusive type ads, or keep track of login and password information for certain sites.

Web sites use browser-assigned cookies to collect user information and to deliver customized content.

A Cookie is a text file that a Web site can place on a site visitor's computer such that information can be read later. Cookies are used by Web sites to help the Web site remember the visitor on subsequent visits. Cookies are a standard Internet technology and cannot provide any information to the site owner that was not known by the Web site at the time the cookie was written. For more information on cookies, click below: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/c/cookie.html

A piece of state information, more specifically a key/value pair, which can be stored on a client machine. The cookie is returned in subsequent requests by the server. Cookies are further described in the Netscape Cookie Specification.

A cookie is a small piece of information that a Web server sends to your browser to hold onto until it's time for the server to read it. Depending on the type of cookie used, and the browser's settings, the browser may accept or not accept the cookie, and may save the cookie for either a short time or a long time. Cookies might contain information such as login or registration information, online "shopping cart" information or user preferences. When a server receives a request from a browser that includes a cookie, the server is able to use the information stored in the cookie. For example, the server might customize what is sent back to the user, or keep a log of particular user's requests. Cookies are usually set to expire after a predetermined amount of time and are usually saved in memory until the Browser software is closed down, at which time they may be saved to disk if their "expire time" has not been reached.

A type of text file given to a browser by a server, used to record specific information about a user's preferences.

A mechanism by which the Navigator client can store small items of information on the client machine.

A small data file created by a web server and stored on a user's computer. Cookies are a way for websites to identify users, keep track of users' preferences and recognize users who are revisiting the website. By keeping user histories, cookies let websites tailor pages and create custom experiences for individuals. Depending on how the web server is programmed, cookies may also contain personal information, such as site passwords and account numbers. First-party cookies are ones created by the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies are created by a website other than the one you are currently visiting, most often a third-party advertiser on that site. Third-party cookies let advertisers determine whether an individual user is visiting multiple websites that display the advertiser's ads, and are often considered a privacy risk. Modern web browsers offer options to refuse all cookies, to refuse third-party cookies and/or to accept or refuse cookies from specified websites.

A cookie is a line in a text file that records your activities on a Web site. Cookies may reside in your computer's memory until you close your browser, or they may be saved on your hard drive. Most cookies have an expiration date and cannot read information stored in your computer. Cookies commonly record consumer preferences, such as the items you place in a virtual shopping cart when shopping online. When your browser next communicates with that site's server, the browser sends the information in the cookie to the server. The site may use the information to recommend similar items to you or choose ad banners to show you. Cookies may also store other kinds of personal information, such as your password so that you do not have to re-enter it each time you visit the site.

A piece of data given to your browser by a web server, so that your browser will hand it back to the server with subsequent requests. First implemented by Netscape. Although there has been some furor over the privacy implications of cookies, they cannot be used to reveal anything about you to the server that you have not already explicitly revealed.

A message given to a Web browser by a Web server. Cookies are used to identify users and customize Web pages for them.

A method browsers use to store information that Web pages need to remember. For example, a page can store your visitors' names in cookies so that their names can be displayed on your home page each time they return.

A small file with data that the website places on the harddrive of a visitor. Cookies can contain information like date, time, names of pages you've visited or products you've bought.

A mechanism for storing persistent information on a Web client that can be used by a Web server.

An electronic marker that many Websites, especially e-commerce sites, often leave on the computer of a user who has visited that site. Cookies usually contain information about users that they themselves have provided to the Website, so that the Website can produce it quickly when they next visit it, and thus serve them better. However, many users prefer to disable cookies in the interest of protecting their privacy.

some web sites place a cookie on your computer when you visit them. So if you return to the site, it will be able to read the cookie to see what you did on your last visit and add more information

A small data file created by a Web server that is stored on your computer either temporarily for that session only or permanently on the hard disk (persistent cookie). Cookies provide a way for the Web site to identify users and keep track of their preferences. It is also commonly used to "maintain the state" of the session as a user browses around on the site. Note: The default settings in your Web browser typically allow "first-party" cookies that do not contain any personal information, but "third-party" cookies are created by a Web site other than the one you are currently visiting; for example, by a third-party advertiser on that site. A lot of personal data resides in the cookie files in your computer. As a result, this storehouse of private information is sometimes the object of attack.

A line of software code that is placed in a file on your computer when you visit a site that uses cookie technology. It identifies you to the site host when you revisit the site.

A customized or personalized HTML document page that is assembled and returned by a Web server, based on information sent by the client .

Small text file used to enhance the user experience of websites by storing settings entered on site, for instance a country selection on an entry page. Used on most programs for tracking sales.

A piece of software that a Web server can store on a users' PC to identify future visits.

Cookies are small files that some Web sites place on a viewer's hard drive. These files give the site a way to remember to that you've visited the site and certain details about your visit. This file can only be read by the site that created it. If you're using Windows 95 or NT you can usually find cookies placed on your computer in the "Cookies" folder under the "Windows" or "Winnt" directory.

is a piece of data placed on a client's hard drive by a server. It can be used for a variety of purposes. One such purpose would be to store a name and password so that a user would not have to enter this information every time he or she returned to the same Web site.

A file put on to your computer by a Web server. This enables the server to send the information only once and not every time it is required. They can also be used to store information about you or your internet habits required by a particular Web site.

A small file with which server-side programs such as CGI scripts can store information about a client on the client’s machine. Cookies are used to overcome the Web’s stateless interaction.

Cookies are a way for the web browser to remember information provided by the web server. This information is made available to the server when subsequent connections are made. This gives the browser some "memory" over time, allowing richer interaction between the browser and the server. This is done by storing a piece of information in the visitor's browser with "cookies". Cookies can store database information, custom page settings, security clearance information, requests being worked on, or just about anything that would make a site interactive and customizable.

Cookies can remain on a browser and can store small pieces of information specific to a domain. The cookie for a site will be sent to the server with each request as header information that the server can read, interpret and respond accordingly. Because of the unsecure nature of cookies, they can be used for common things (like retaining website preferences) but are not so when issues of security are concerned.

cookie is a small piece of data given to a Web browser by a Web server in order to give the server a visitor's name (or other information) and allow the server to customize the pages the visitor views according to his/her preferences. The visitor at some point must fill out a form in order for the cookie to be created and stored on the server. The browser stores the message in a text file called cookie.txt and sends it back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

A small text file kept on a user's computer to keep track of things such as user preferences. Cookies cannot do damage to a computer since they are not executable programs. Some personally identifiable information can be stored in a cookie.

term for special information about an individual computer user, stored in a file on a hard drive, and usually accessed by a server when the user connects to a website. Depending on the type of Cookie used, and the Browsers' settings, the Browser may accept or not accept the Cookie, and may save the Cookie for either a short or long period of time. Cookies do not read your hard drive, but they can be used to gather more information about a user than would be possible without them.

A piece of information or message sent by a web site server to a web browser, where it is stored on the local computer. Each time someone on that computer goes back to the particular web page, the message is sent back to the server. Depending on the type of Cookie used, and the browser's settings, the browser may or may not accept the Cookie, and may save the Cookie for either a short time or a long time. Cookies might contain information such as login or registration information, online "shopping cart" information, user preferences, etc.

It is most commonly referred to on the Internet as a piece of information sent by a Web server to your Web browser to save and then to send back whenever you make additional requests from the server. Cookies may contain information such as login or registration and online shopping information or user preferences.

A coded file sent to a web server to record visits, also used to identify users and customise information based on previous visits. Cookies are stored on your computer.

A cookie is a tiny document from a web page stored by your browser on your computer. Commonly used to identify you on a return visit to a web site that you have customized. It is important to note that (unless you specify otherwise) cookies can only be read by the server that wrote them. Cookies are usually set to expire after a predetermined amount of time and are usually saved in memory until the Browser software is closed down, at which time they may be saved to disk if their "expire time" has not been reached. Cookies do not read your hard drive, and contain no personal information that was not already known by the web page that wrote it.

A unique identifier sent to your computer by a web server and stored on your hard drive. The cookie lets the server identify your computer, and in some cases track your browsing habits. Cookies are delivered to your computer when you visit some websites unless you have internet options or cookie blocking software set to prevent this. Cookies can also be useful. When you visit a shopping website, the website's server uses a cookie to connect you to your shopping cart, letting you browse the site to select items to buy. The cookie lets the server know which is the correct cart to add the selected items to.

Cookies are pieces of information generated by a Web server and stored in the user's computer, ready for future access. Cookies are embedded in the HTML information flowing back and forth between the user's computer and the servers. Cookies were implemented to allow user-side customization of Web information. For example, cookies are used to personalize Web search engines, to allow users to participate in WWW-wide contests (but only once!), and to store shopping lists of items a user has selected while browsing through a virtual shopping mall.

a character string that contains information about a visitor to a Web site. The Web server sends cookies to a computer via a browser. Applications use cookies to uniquely identify visitors and sessions.

A small file that is downloaded by some Web sites to store information, such as sign-in or registration identification, user preferences, and shopping cart information, for your browser.

A common use of cookie will store information such as a username and password for when a user re-visits the same webpage.

A very small text file sent by the web server to a client or user′s browser. It typically contains information about the user, e.g. your name and preferences. So, if you visit a web site in the morning, a cookie will be sent to your browser. If you return to that site in the afternoon, the cookie will be retrieved and the fact that you have returned to the site will be recorded. The site may even be displayed according to your preferences (if you specified them earlier). Cookies remain confidential; for example, if you repeatedly visit a website selling socks, that site will remember you as a sock enthusiast, but your personal information will not be distributed to the global community of sock-sellers as a potential client.

A relatively small piece of information that is initially placed on a client's computer by a Web server. Once a cookie is present, the same Web server may read or rewrite the cookie. A Web server requests or writes a cookie to your computer only if you access a Web page that contains the commands to do that. Cookies are used to store information such as your login name and password or information about what portions of a Web site were visited on your computer. Sometimes viewed as an invasion of privacy, cookies are useful to you in some cases. Cookies can be used to keep track of your password or keep track of some preferences you've set for every visit to that site. You can set preferences in your browser to accept or reject cookies.

a piece of information sent by a Web Server to store on a Web Browser so that it can be later read back form the Browser. They can then be used to build up a profile of your online behavior so that you can be targeted with adverts

is a file on your computer that records information of where you have been while surfing the internet. The browser stores this information, which allows a site to remember the browser in future transactions or requests. Since the internet's protocol has no way to remember requests, cookies read and record a user's browser type and IP address (your IP address) [your IP address], and store this information on the user's own computer. The cookie can be read only by a server in the domain that stored it.

a small block of data that our web site stores on your computer system. When you return to our web site, your browser sends a copy of the cookie back to our computer, telling it where you left off so you can resume the Prosperity Program at the same point without having to redo steps you have already done.

A small text file that you can store on your hard drive and allows you to track the visitors to your website and how many times they come back.

A small file stored on a visitor's computer that records information relevant to the merchant's site.

A cookie is a text file stored on a visitors computer, that contains pieces of information, including which affiliates website they were on before they clicked on the banner/link that took them to the merchants website.

Small text file used to save session information from your visit to a web site.

A piece of data that a Web site -- or a third party that was commissioned or approved by the website -- saves on users’ computers’ hard drives and retrieves when the users revisit that Web site. Some cookies may use a unique identifier that links to information such as login or registration data, online "shopping cart" selections, user preferences, Web sites a user has visited, etc. (See also Tracking Cookies.)

a text file created when you visit a web site, used to identify users and possibly prepare special web pages for them.

Cookies are small files sent to your computer by some seb sites when you view them in your browser. These files contain information that help the site remember such things as who you are , your personal preferences, or what items you have placed into a shopping cart.

A small file of code deposited on the user's PC in order to count visits to selected pages. Cookies are the website's way of remembering the user.

A file that is placed on visitors' computers when they visit our merchant approved landing pages. This file remembers who and how a visitor got to the landing page. Cookies are not malicious; they cannot access information on people's hard drives, nor do they carry viruses, trojans, worms, etc. In CPA Warehouse's affiliate program, cookies expire after 24 hours.

A collection of data that gets entered into the memory of Web browsers by some Web sites. This data contains the domain, path, lifetime, and values of variables that are set by the Web site. Cookies may be "permanently" or temporarily stored as small text files on your computer's hard drive.

These are small text files that a website places on your computer, that identify you to them as a customer. This can make your surfing the Web faster and more personal, by retaining information about your preferences. Some people have privacy concerns because websites may acquire some general information with their cookies. You can set your browser to warn you before you accept cookies or not accept them.

A small piece of information sent by a Web server to your computer. A cookie will not harm your computer and is often used to store information such as the page layout you prefer. This saves you from having to select the same things every time you go to a web site.

Text files that are used to identify users and possibly customise web pages for them.

A cookie is a small file that gets written onto your hard disk, either by javascript or by a CGI script from the Web site you are visiting. It is only a file that serves as an ID tag. It is not an application. So there is zero danger to the integrity of your hard disk. The cookie can only be accessed by the Web site that wrote the cookie to your disk. And the only thing that they really know is that the person with this ID tag is back. But if you provide personal information like full name, address, credit card info, this can be tied to the cookie. Then the site, but that site only, will be able to know that it is you personally returning to the site.

A cookie is a file sent to your browser, with or without your knowledge, when you visit a Web site. Your browser may save the file (cookie) on your computer's hard drive to personalize subsequent visits to that Web site (like on My Yahoo or Excite), or to help with on-line sales/services (like on Amazon Books or Microsoft), or simply for the purposes of tracking your use of the Web site. Campus Saskatchewan does not use cookies.

A general mechanism which server side connections (such as CGI scripts) can use to both store and retrieve information on the client side of the connection. The addition of a simple, persistent, client-side state significantly extends the capabilities of Web-based client/server applications. » Back to top of screen

A "cookie" is a small piece of information, a virtual "sticky note", sent by a Web server to be stored, by your browser, on your hard drive. The cookie stores information about you and can be retrieved by the Website each time you visit there. Without them, sites would not be able to retain information about individual visits; thus, cookies store "state information." Cookies are passive files, typically used in .asp (Active Server Page) programming, and should not be confused with server-side databases that collect personal information you've voluntarily (or unwittingly) submitted. See Cookie Central

A text file that is stored by your browser and contains details about you for a particular web site - for instance, how many times you have visited the site.

A collection of information stored on the computer of a person using Internet. This is mainly used by websites to identify users who have previously visited the site.

A small file stored on a user's hard drive by a Web server; commonly used to identify personal preferences and settings for that user.

A cookie on the Internet generally refers to a small file that is sent by a web server to a web browser. The web browser us usually expected to save, and send back this file whenever the browser makes additional requests from the Server.

An informational tracking device on the Internet that keeps track of the user's path.

The name for a file stored on your hard drive by your Web browser and many websites that holds information about your browsing habits, eg what sites you have visited, which newsgroups you have read, etc. Many view 'cookies' as an invasion of privacy. These can be disabled within your browser Internet options.

a mechanism that allows a website to record consumers comings and goings, usually without the consumer's knowledge or consent.

A short string of text, containing information relating to your activity at a particular Web site, that is dloadd to your hard disk and accessed the next time you visit that site.

A file that is created by a Web site and stored and updated on the visitor's computer. It is used by the Web site to record data about the user, enabling it to produce a customised response.

A cookie is a small piece of data sent from a web server to your computer, where it is stored. Cookies are used to track persistent data e.g. a shopping basket or a customised web page for each visitor.

A small text file which is deposited on your hard drive by a website you visit. This file identifies your computer. It records your preferences and other data about your visit to that site. When you return to the site, the site knows who you are. Cookies can thus be used for longer term data collection.

Small files that are downloaded to your computer when you browse certain Web pages. Cookies hold information that can be retrieved by other Web pages on the site. Some cookies are programmed with an expiration date so that they are automatically deleted after a period of time.

A small, non-executable data file that allows a Web site to track a visitor and collect data.

a mechanism for transmitting information containing the name of a server and data about a client between a Web server and a Web client or browser. Netscape developed the term and the method for working with cookies. The collection of cookies on a computer is kept in a file named cookies.txt. A Web server writes a cookie to your computer only if you access a Web page that commands it to do that. A Web server reads a cookie only if it wrote the cookie.

A small packet of data that stores information on a user's computer. Cookies are usually used to enable a website to track visits and remember visitor's details.

A "Cookie" on the Internet refers to a piece of information sent to your computer by a Web server. Cookies might contain information like your user name and password, "shopping cart" information or user preferences - a Server is able to use this information to customize what is displayed on the page. Some people don't like to have their information recorded by Web sites that they visit, so most Web browsers have an option to accept or deny cookies. Cookies are usually set to expire after a predetermined amount of time.

A file that is written to or read from your hard disk at the request of a remote web site. The web site requests that the file be written and reads it later. As a simple example, if you tell a web site what your username is, it can request that this information be written to your disk. When you go back to that web site, it reads the cookie and knows what your username is. Cookies may be used to generate profiles of web usage habits and, in some cases, may infringe on personal privacy.

A cookie is a small file that is stored on a user's computer to enhance the web experience and help track web activity. Cookies may include information such as login or registration identification, user preferences, online "shopping cart" information, etc.

A cookie is a small text file sent to your computer by certain Web servers. They are used to uniquely identify your browser each time you visit the page.

These are small text files that are written to your hard drive from web sites that want to store information about you. Each cookie file is stored based on the domain name (say Borders.com) that created it. If Amazon.com stored a cookie on your computer, Borders.com cannot read that file. A web site only gets the file that THEY created. Disabling cookies will prevent you from visiting some sites. See Internet Cookies.

Small text file that is unique to one's hard drive, acts as a message to the Web server indicating sites a subscriber has initially visited and returned to, can help the user by providing helpful information about products, services or Web pages that are user specific. The subscriber is only personally identified if he or she has previously registered with the Web server.

A packet of data stored on your hard drive by a Web site, which is sent back to the Web server when information is required.

A piece of information that's passed to or retrieved from your browser for "personalization" purposes. This allows web servers to "recognize" you as an individual user. Browser security settings allow you to block cookies if you prefer (certain sites may not be usable if you do that, though).

A small data file stored on your computer by a website, in theory to allow it to "remember" your preferences, but in practise mostly used to track which adverts you have seen. You can set most browsers to reject all cookies, or to ask your permission before storing them, but this can generate multiple error messages on some websites and is generally more hassle than it's worth - they are pretty harmless.

A small data file saved in your hard drive by a web page you are visiting. Cookies are used for storing different kinds of information such as user name and passwords so you would not have to login again and again, whatever messages you read on a message board so they would not be marked as new next time you visit the board, and finally pages you visited or banners you clicked to track your interests. This final use of cookies might be considered as invasion of privacy by some. If you think so, you may block all or just site-specific cookies by using your browser.

Data created on your own computer when you access certain Web pages. Usually the cookie keeps information about your preferences and reuses this information when you access that site again, thus "recognizing" repeat visitors. Cookies cannot be used to access any other data on your computer, nor can they determine your e-mail address or identity. You can set your browser to reject all cookies or to warn you before accepting cookies, but sites that provide personalized services, such as stock trading sites or shopping carts, won't work if you don't accept cookies. Go to Top

A piece of information sent from a Web server to a Web browser that the browser software saves and then sends back to the server whenever the browser makes additional requests from the server. Back to the top

A small file that is sent to the users PC when they visit the merchants website. This tells the merchant which affiliate sent the user if they subsequently return to the merchants site directly ( not using the affiliate link ). A cookie is usually valid for a period of time i.e. if a cookie is valid for 90 days the affiliate will earn commission if the product is purchased within 90 days of the user arriving at the merchants site by the affiliate's link.

A cookie is a short document that a web site places on a surfer's hard drive so the site can automatically view the person's preferences, passwords, etc. each time the surfer visits the site. This saves the web surfer the task of repeatedly typing in the same information every time he or she visits the same site.

A mechanism through which a web server can store and retrieve information from the client to identify users. This information allows a web site to personalise content for returning visitors

Data sent by a visited web site to be stored on the user computer, so that when the web site is visited again this user data is used, instead of downloading it again at the user computer.   This speeds the downloading.   The user can arrange his/her computer to not accept cookies as a security measure, but this slows down the downloading.

information about a user, transmitted by a server to a user's computer, so that the server or website can "remember" a user's details and/or preferences when they return to that site or service

Data exchanged between an HTTP server and a browser (a client of the server) to store state information on the client side and retrieve it later for server use. An HTTP server, when sending data to a client, may send along a cookie, which the client retains after the HTTP connection closes. A server can use this mechanism to maintain persistent client-side state information for HTTP-based applications, retrieving the state information in later connections.

Placed on your computer by a Web site you´ve visited, or by an advertiser on that site, these tiny documents work like electronic tags to track what you look at on the Web site and, in some cases, to track what other Web sites you visit. Cookies are used to identify visitors for customer service, customizing information and preferences, marketing, and other purposes.

information stored on your system by a host system that enables the host system to service you better and more efficiently. A cookie is often used to store your preferences for the host site on your system. A given cookie can only be read by a host system that put it there. One problem is that many sites use banner ads supported by other companies on their site, the most common being banners from Double-Click. This means that Double-Click is monitoring their cookies from your system for any sites with and banner ads and tracking your Internet surfing from this. You can turn the cookies off for your browser; but many, many sites won't load if the cookies are off.

A small bit of information stored on your computer by some web sites. When you visit such a site, the site asks your browser to place one or more cookies on your hard disk. Later, when you return to the site, your browser sends the site the cookies that belong to it. Cookies help web sites keep track of information about you, such as the contents of your shopping cart. You can set your cookie preferences to control how cookies are used and how much information you are willing to let web sites store on them. See also foreign_cookie.

is a short file from a web site written by your Web browser on your hard drive. It is used typically to save your preferences for your convenience. It is generally used to make it easier for you to find what you want. However, occasionally a cookie is used by advertisers to track user movements around the Internet.

A bit of Javascript that flags a visitor to a web page.

A small file that a website leaves on a vistor's computer so that it can personalise itself for the user next time they visit.

Refers to a piece of information that is sent by a Web Server to a Web Browser. The browser is asked to save the information and then to send back to the Server whenever the browser makes additional requests from that Server. Depending on the browser’s settings, the browser may or may not accept the Cookie, or may save the Cookie for either a short time or a long time. Cookies typically are used to retain information such as registration info for online shopping carts or to save specific user preferences for the web site associated with it. Cookies are usually set to expire after a predetermined amount of time and are usually saved in memory until the browser is closed. Cookies do not read your hard drive or send information that you did not specify, they can be used to gather information about a user to help enhance and improve the web sites functionality.

a piece of computer code that is placed onto your computer when you visit a website. It helps the site owner track if you return to the site.

Information sent between a server and a client to help maintain state and track user activities in memory or disk.

Small file that stores information about you on your computer to make access to the site quicker

A small text file that is stored in a client computer.

A note that a server leaves on your web browser so that it can remember what you looked at the last time you visited and customize your screen when you visit next. Cookies normally don't pose a security risk and are a must for some online browsing but could be used by the unscrupulous to glean information such as your websurfing habits. They are stored in a special folder on your hard drive aptly named cookies.

a piece of information that helps a server keep track of its users during an online session, noting purchases and transactions; a cookie assigns you an often random number, recognizing your profile upon return

Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites, enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.

Small file that a Web server stores on a user's computer that typically contains data about the user, such as the user's name or viewing preferences. The cookie is sent to the computer when a Web site is browsed, then stored on the computer's hard disk. The next time the Web site is visited, the browser retrieves the cookie from the hard disk and sends the data in the cookie to the Web site. 10.24, 12.28- 30

Program that keeps track of the number of programs downloaded by the user during a session. A cookie is necessary if the web application must keep track of a user's previously visited pages and entered data.

a small file/code that a website places on a visitor's hard drive for tracking surfing habits, sales or other user-specific data; affiliate marketing relies on cookie technology to track any leads or sales a visitor generates by clicking on a merchant link.

packet of information kept on a person's computer that identifies them and their preferences for repeat visits to a Web site; provides a customized visit to a Web site

A cookie is a piece of information stored in your browser's memory by a particular website. Many websites will use cookies to track how their site is being used, and also to expedite future visits to their site.

identifying software used by Web sites to recognize a user

A File stored on your hard deisk and used to identify your comupter or your preferences to a remote computer.

Internet protocols restrict how websites can save information on your computer, or read it from your computer. The main way websites can read and write on your computer is by cookies. A cookie is a text file, and can only be saved in a designated directory (which is commonly called ‘/cookiesâ€(tm)). A website decides what information is saved as text in a cookie, not you. A website can also look at cookies saved by third parties, to learn about you. Most internet browsers allow you to disable cookies. Saving information can stop you having to re-type it several times, so cookies can be convenient. They can also expose you to serious breaches of security and confidentiality, because websites sometimes use cookies to save usernames and passwords. Tearfund do not use cookies in this way. Allowing websites to read your cookies can lead to breaches of your privacy or security.

Cookies are small files that websites store on your hard drive to help their servers keep track of, and manage, your return sessions. Cookies are designed to read only the information in the cookie files, not other files on your hard drive. The Free Auction Does not use cookies.

A text file sent from a web site to be stored on a user's hard disk. Used by the publisher of the web site to store and retrieve information for each visitor, eg for tracking a visitor's use of the site. Can also be used to personalise content delivered to users, including advertising.

A small file used by that web site to write data or keep track users' choices and responses.

A text file that transmits information to a data collection facility via a 1x1 pixel GIF image request and includes a tracking ID that is used to identify returning visitors. Contrary to some industry speculation, cookies can not be used for malicious use such as privacy tapping. See also first and third-party cookies.

A cookie is a tiny text file (kept in WindowsCookies if you're running Windows). Each time you visit a site the file is written to, or read from. It might contain information like the last time you visited, or if the site is an e-commerce one, hold information about the type of products you typically buy, so it can direct you towards suitable offers.

In the world of computers, a cookie is a unique text file that is sent by a Web server to your computer and is then stored on your hard drive. Cookies allow a Web site to recognize you on a subsequent visit. They're also used by marketers to track a Web site's visitors.

A cookie is data sent to your computer by a Web server that records your actions on a certain Web site.

A method of storing personalized data about a user, usually in a browser folder. Cookies allow web sites to deliver personalized information to users (i.e. current coursework, directory information, etc.).

A small file stored on your hard drive that stores information about your preferences. The next time you visit a website, the site retrieves the cookie and treats you as an old friend. Some people feel that cookies represent an invasion of privacy but they do minimal harm and, if you don't accept them, many websites won't work properly.

A piece of information sent from a Web site (actually, from the computer that hosts the Web site) to a user's browser. This information is often used to identify users who have previously visited the site. Cookies are the reason Amazon.com can greet you by name each time you log on after your initial purchase.

A file that a web site stores on your computer, so that the site can recognize visitors who return. The cookie is saying something like "This is the 14,345th person to visit this site; they were last here at 4:01pm on October the 13th."

A cookie is a small piece of software, usually left by a website and stored on your computer's hard drive, which records information about you and your browsing habits on the Internet. For example, if you are a regular user of online stores such as Amazon.co.uk, a cookie will allow the shop to remember your name and details of all your purchases.

A cookie allows a Web site to "recognize" and "remember" individual visitors by storing files on their browsers with a record of the last visit. For example, ABC company may send a cookie to your browser to let it know whether you are a new visitor or if you have been there before. ABC company would then check for that cookie the next time you visit its site and perhaps show you some different information if you are a repeat visitor. Cookies cannot be used to "see" any other data on the user's computer, nor can they determine the user's e-mail address or identity. If you want to view your cookies, look for a file called "cookie.txt" on your hard drive.

A text file passed from the Web server to the Web client (a user's browser) that is used to identify a user and could record personal information such as ID and password, mailing address, credit card number, and more. A cookie is what enables your favorite Web site to "recognize" you each time you revisit it.

A cookie is a file on a Web user's hard drive (it's kept in one of the subdirectories under the browser file directory) that is used by Web sites to record data about the user. Some ad rotation software uses cookies to see which ad the user has just seen so that a different ad will be rotated into the next page view.

when you visit a site, a bit of information can be stored to a file " known as a "cookie" in your computer for future reference. If you revisit the site, the "cookie" file permits the web site to identify you as a "return" guest - and offer you products suited to your interests. You can disable the cookie feature from your browser or set your online preferences to limit or let you know about "cookies" that a web site places on your computer.

A small text file stored on the local drive, used to remember information during a web session. The use of cookies overcomes the restrictions of a stateless environment.

A cookie is an Internet small file sent by a Web server to a browser. This file is then filled in with basic user information (name, interests) and then sent back to the server. When asked if you want to ìset a cookie,î you can choose whether or not to provide the information being requested. If you say yes, when this Web site is visited again, you may find pages customized for your interests, and often, sales pitches for goods or services related to your interests. Cookies are also random quotes generated by cookie servers.

A file placed on a web browser by a web server to record a visitor's activities on a web site.

a little piece of info stored on your computer by a website that you've been to before. it 'reminds' the website about you so that - if programmed to do so - it can update the information that you see.

A text file sent to a user's Web browser from a Web server. Cookies are typically exchanged back and forth between the two in order to prepare custom content for users, and to exchange data like registration information.

a small piece of information stored on a computer so preferences are remembered.

A small amount (less than 1k usually) of text that a web server asks the web browser to store on the browser computer. This information is sent back to the server each time the browser makes a request for a URL on that server. This is the most common (and most preferred) method of session tracking. Contrary to popular opinion, cookies cannot be used by hackers to run harmful programs on your computer or steal account numbers from your QuickenTM files.

A block of data placed by the server on a client computer that identifies the client for future connections.

The most common meaning of "cookie" on the internet refers to a piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser software. The web browser software is expected to save information and send it back to the server whenever the browser makes additional requests from the server. Depending on the type of cookie used, and the browser's settings, the browser may accept or not accept the cookie.

Information stored on your computer when you visit a web page - these are harmless, and can speed browsing on sites you return to frequently

What the sysad gives you when you try to explain to him that his Windows network will not, in fact, burst into flames if you plug in your Mac.

A chunk of information transmitted to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the information on the user's local computer (either in memory or on the hard disk). 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.

A message supplied to a Web browser by a Web server which may contain specific data about the end user. The browser stores the message in a text file and sends the message back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Typical data stored includes the user's surfing habits, preferences or demographic data. This technology also is used to identify users and customize Web pages. Cookies may also be used to track user activity within a Web site.

A small piece of information sent by a Web browser and stored on a local computer, to help the browser recognize the client workstation the next time the site is visited from that computer.

A small file stored on your computer's hard drive enabling the website to offer certain customised or personalised information.

A small file from a server computer, sent to and stored by your computer when you browse certain Web sites. When you log onto a Web page and fill in your name and other information, this may result in a cookie that stores information such as your login, or username, passwords, shopping cart information, etc. on your computer. When you revisit the Web site, the cookie enables the server to "recognize" you, eliminating the need to reenter the information.

Identification messages given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser on an individual’s computer stores the message in a text file called cookie.txt. 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 (consumers) and prepare customized Web pages (offering information, advertising, goods or services) for them. Cookies can include passwords and Web site preferences, as well as a history of the other sites visited, e-mail information, etc. Cookies themselves are not gathering data, but they are used as a tracking device to help the people who are gathering information. More complete information about cookies is available at cookiecentral.com.

files stored on your hard drive by your Web browser that hold information about what web sites you have visited.

A piece of software that gets downloaded into your computer when you register with a web site. It can provide the website with details of how you use the site.

A special piece of information about you, something you clicked on, and/or your computer system which is stored in a text file on your hard drive. This information is usually accessed by a server when you connect to a Web site which wants to know some information about you or your system. One common occurance of a "handing of a cookie", would be when you as a user, log into a system through a Web site. After you enter in your username and password, a text file is saved by your browser for later access. This prevents you from having to log in again if you happen to leave the Web site and then return at a later time. Cookies are also used in the process of purchasing items on the Web. It is because of the cookie, that the "shopping cart" technology works. By saving in a text file, the name, and other important information about an item a user "clicks" on as they move through a shopping Web site, a user can later go to an order form, and see all the items they selected, ready for quick and easy processing. Why have a cookie

A message from a website that is stored on your computer and used to customize pages that you view.

is data that is sent from the web server to a client computer (end-user) and is stored in a text file. This type of system is used to personalize the web site content and make the browser interactive with the user.

A file that is stored in your browser by a particular website and is pulled every time you revisit the site. Cookies are often used to glean information about visitors to a given site.

A small piece of information which can be placed into your internet browser by a website you have visited. These are usually text files and contain a unique identification number. This is how a website can identify a returning visitor. When you visit a website you may set some preferences (for example, your region on a weather site). When you next visit that website, the website looks for the text file, inspects the cookie, collects the number and matches it to your stored preferences. Intelligent Finance uses cookies for several reasons. For example, we can store your preferences for certain kinds of information, or keep track of your progress through our site. We also use Microsoft Active Service Pages on our websites and these need cookies to operate properly. It is important that your browser is set to accept cookies, otherwise you will only be able to access our marketing site.

A Cookie is a piece of data that is saved in the user's browser by the web server. It is used to customize user's browsing experience.

A cookie is a temporary file used to store user preferences for a web site.

A piece of software that is placed on a user's computer. It says which site the user came from or if they've visited your site before.

A small file deposited on your computer by an internet site. It's a small program built into pages you may visit. It can identify you, track sites you visit, and topics you search.

A cookie is a message given to a web browser (such as Netscape or Explorer) by a web server. The purpose of cookies is to identify web site users/visitors and possibly prepare customized web pages for them.

With regards to e-mail, a cookie is a small file stored or embedded within an e-mail promotion's HTML. It can track a recipient's "open" rate (i.e. how many people actually opened the e-mail), as well as whether or not he or she ended up forwarding the message. Cookies are very useful when it comes to reporting and measuring a campaign's overall success.

A cookie is a file sent to a web browser by a web server that is used to record one's activities on a website. For instance, when you buy items from a site and place them in a so-called virtual shopping cart, that information is stored in the cookie. When the browser requests additional files, the cookie information is sent back to the server. Cookies can remember other kinds of personal information, such as your password, so you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit the site; and your preferences, so the next time you return to a site, you can be presented with customized information. Some people regard cookies as an invasion of privacy; others think they are a harmless way to make websites more personal.

Cookies are placed you your computer by web sites to help the web site enhance you computer's ability to view their site. Usually this means that the site will load faster or will show you information that you have seen in the past. It is actual information that the site puts in your computer.

A cookie is a small text file saved into a browser's temporary files directory. Cookies are what allow you to save your shopping cart information while shopping online, preferences on a site, etc. Cookies are generally set to expire after a certain amount of time while visiting a site, or are saved on the hard drive for future visits.

A message is given to a web browser then stored as a text file called cookie.txt. These files contain information to identify you as the user.

Information stored on a user's computer by a website. Examples

Small text files placed on a user's computer by a Web server. Each cookie contains unique identifying characteristics, usually in the form of a long string of seemingly random characters. A cookie can later be read by the same server and matched against the server's own database in order to learn which pages on that server have already been seen by the user.

A small file placed on your computer by a website. This file is used to identify the user and often used to display customized web pages for them. For example, instead of seeing a generic "welcome" page, you could instead see a welcome page with your name on it.

Cookies are a bit of data a website may store on your computer through your web-browser that allows the web-site to keep track of your settings and other information. They are not a security risk, and only allow your browser to send the data back to the server that originally set it. VoyForums uses cookies in the Owner Login area for user convenience so the user does not need to enter their password repeatedly. You can enable cookies in your web-browser, please see our FAQ under " How do I enable cookies in my browser?".

A small piece of data put onto the user's computer. Cookies are used with phpBB to store logon information (used for automatic logons). If you are recieving problems with logging in/out then chances are the problem is cookie-related. The first thing to try is clearing your cookies (tools--internet options--delete cookies with IE 6), and then correcting your cookie settings in the configuration section of the administration panel. Cookie domain should usually be blank, or be your fora's domain (and then must contain 2 dots). Cookie path should usually be set to /, or if you are running multiple boards at the same domain then it should be set to the board's path. If phpBB is unable to obtain cookie information then a session id is appended to the URL (e.g. index.php?sid=999). This session id preserves the user's session without use of a cookie. See also: Session

A small file on your computer that contains information that can be transmitted to a web site when you visit it. Cookies allow web sites to shop for products (they keep track of your shopping cart) and they allow you to customize web pages so that the content you want is there whenever you return.

Information sent by a Web server to a Web browser. The browser software saves the information and sends it back to the server whenever the browser makes additional requests from the server. Cookies might include login or registration information or user preferences.

A method used by Web site operators to track visitors. Cookies are designed to recognize a user's ID or password when she revisits a Web site. After a particular Web server places the cookie on the computer user's hard drive, each subsequent request to the same server will contain that cookie.

If you've ever wandered around a Web shopping mall throwing goodies into a virtual shopping cart, you've been making Web cookies. A cookie is a small piece of information that a Web server (such as the one that holds the Web shopping mall) sends to your browser to hold onto until it's time for the server to read it. For instance, the cookie made while you shop around a Web mall contains a list of the items you're planning to purchase. When you head to the checkout desk, the server collects the cookie from your browser to see what you're buying. Cookies also have expiration dates and instructions about which sites can "eat" them, along with security information to protect your buying info.

A piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser; the browser saves the cookie and sends it back to the server on request.

File planted on a user's hard disk by an Internet site (contains personal information about the user and is used to develop target audiences for Internet advertising).

A web server can send "cookie" information down to a web browser, which will then supply that information back to the server along with each subsequent request. Some end users disable this feature of their web browsers. WebSTAR logs cookie information when the "CS(COOKIE)" token is included.

special data sent from a Web server to be saved by a client machine. Cookies may be used to identify and track users of that site, allowing for personalization. Browsers can be set up to accept or reject cookies.

The most common meaning of "Cookie" on the Internet refers to a piece of information sent by a Web Server to a Web Browser that the Browser software is expected to save and to send back to the Server whenever the browser makes additional requests from the Server. Cookies might contain information such as login or registration information, online "shopping cart" information, user preferences, etc. They are used by programs like JavaScript and Active Server Pages (ASP) to manage dynamic web interactions. Cookies do not read your hard drive and send your life story to the CIA, but they can be used to gather more information about a user than would be possible without them.

An information that is stored by the server on the hard disk of a client for its future use is known as cookie. Internet explorer stores each cookie as a separate file under windows subdirectory. Netscape stores cookies in a single cookies.txt file, opera stores them in single cookies.dat file.

Cookies are small files that websites store on your hard drive to help their servers keep track of, and manage, your return sessions. Cookies are designed to read only the information in the cookie files, not other files on your hard drive. Cookies are mistakenly believed to be an invasion of privacy. In reality, cookies are used to enhance the productivity and efficiency of an individual who frequently uses the Web. Dutch Auction: A Dutch Auction occurs automatically on edeal when a seller has multiple, identical items offered for sale. All winning bidders pay the same price, which is the lowest winning bid. Escrow: Money held in trust by a third party until the seller makes delivery of merchandise to the buyer. Featured Auctions: Auction listings placed prominently on the home page and category pages. Currently, edeal auctions that receive more than two bids have the chance of being featured.

A small file that is deposited on your computer that will identify the computer during subsequent visits to the same web site.

A small file sent back to your computer by a server you access, or stored on that server, which contains information about your computer or about searches or transactions you have done before with that server. (You can set your browser to alert you to the fact that a server wants to send you a cookie.) They are useful for remembering passwords and for "personalized" pages that you access, such as "My Yahoo", "My Netscape", etc.

A small file automatically sent to your computer from a web server, They are small text files the web site will access each time you visit their site. For example the information stored in cookies include; shopping cart information and preferences. Many sites need cookies to work correctly.

A place that stores information you may wish to use time and time again, such as information entered on forms, signature files, and such. The concept is most often used by sites including the cookie symbol as a means of allowing easier return access to their sites. Rather like a bookmark the intention is to encourage return visits while also allowing previous information and exchanges to be accessed with a view to updating users as to happenings on a previous visit.

refers to a piece of information sent by a Web Server to a Web Browser that the Browser software is expected to save and to send back to the Server whenever the browser makes additional requests from the Server. You can set your browser to either accept or not accept the Cookie, and may save the Cookie for either a short time or a long time. Cookies might contain information such as login or registration information, online "shopping cart" information, user preferences, etc. They are usually set to expire after a predetermined amount of time, and can be used to gather more information about a user than would be possible without them.

Small text file that is stored locally on a computer sent by a web site.

A cookie is a piece of text that a web server can store on a user's hard disk as name-value pairs and can later retrieve when the user re-visits the web site. A name-value pair is only a named piece of data that serves as a tag to identify the computer; it is not a program and cannot function like a program. Also, a web site can only retrieve the information that it has placed on an individual's computer and cannot retrieve information from other cookies, or any other information from an individual's hard drive.

A short file, put on your system by a web page, which may keep track of you, your preferences, and your surfing habits. A cookie might remember the horoscope sign you looked up or the city for which you requested the weather, so the next time you visit the site, you wont have to search for this information. Cookies can make surfing the Internet more personal, and more efficient, but they can also be used to collect your e-mail address for marketing purposes. You can decide whether you want to accept cookies or not by going into your web browser's advanced settings.

Small amount of data put on your browser from web sites you visit. This cookie tells the service provider the type of news and information you are interested in. It also provides your user ID to the web site.

(Hidden) information stored on the computer of any visitor to a website. These are used by your computer to track data. If left unchecked they will accumulate to slow down your RAM. Cookies are closely related to the “Cache” or “Temporary Internet Files.

Message sent by a web server to a browser and stored in a text file, usually called cookie.txt. The message is sent back to the browser every time a new request is made at the website. Cookies are mostly used to identify users and create site visit statistics on types of browser, operating systems and popular pages.

A piece of information that is sent by a Web Server to the Browser which will save and send back. These cookies are used to store data about the user. Most common uses are for registration information and user preferences.

handle, transaction ID or other token of agreement between cooperating programs. An HTTP cookie is data sent by an HTTP server to a browser and then sent back by the browser each time it accesses that server. Cookies can contain any arbitrary information the server chooses and are used to maintain a state (i.e., a computer's configuration, attributes, condition or information content) between stateless HTTP transactions. Typically an HTTP cookie is used to authenticate or identify a registered user of a web site without requiring an additional sign-in every time that site is accessed. Cookies are also used to maintain a "shopping basket" of goods selected for purchase during a session at a site, to personalize a site (i.e., presenting different pages to different users), and to track a particular user's access to a site.

Cookies are small data files that are saved when viewing certain types of web sites. Information is sent from the web server each time your browser logs on to a web page. Not all cookies are bad. Cookies remember form fields, group lists, item lists and other info that is a bother to enter.

Cookies are very tiny text files that are stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages that record your preferences. They cannot harm your computer and they do not contain any personal or private information. Most cookies expire after a certain time period. The most popular browsers, such as Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer, can be set to give you the option of accepting or rejecting all cookies. Unlike many other networks, AdJungle does not set a cookie on user's computers as part of the ad serving process.

when visiting a site, a notation may be fed to a file " known as a "cookie" in the computer for future reference. If the site is revisited, the "cookie" file allows the web site to identify consumers as "return" guests -- and offer products tailored to their interests or tastes. Consumers can set their online preferences to limit or let them know about "cookies" that a web site places on their computer.

Small piece of information that a Web server sends to your computer hard disk via your browser. Cookies contain information such as login or registration information, online shopping cart information, user preferences, etc. This information can be retrieved by other web pages on the site, so that this site can be customized. For example, when you're shopping online, the cookie contains a list of all the items you have in your shopping cart. When it's time to pay, the server takes the cookie from your browser to see what you have bought and you'll get a nice bill...

A message given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the message in a file (generally called cookie.txt). The message is then returned to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Web sites often use cookies to track users and their preferences.

A small data file that is stored on the hard drive of the computer you use to view a website. Cookies are placed by that site or by a third party with a presence on the site, such as an advertiser using a Web Beacon and are accessible only by the party or site that placed the Cookie on the computer (i.e. a Cookie placed on your computer by CRICO-RMF is not accessed by any other site you visit but a Cookie placed on your computer by an advertiser may be accessed by any site on which that same advertiser has a presence). Cookies can contain pieces of Personally Identifiable Information. CRICO-RMF encrypts any PII it stores in its Cookies. These Cookies often are used to make the site easier to use. For example, if you check a box to ask that we store your user name on your computer so that you don't have to enter it each time you visit the site, it's stored in a Cookie on your computer.

An l2bin Model File begins with a 4-character code that identifies the file as a binary Model file for Livingstone. If this set of 4 characters is not found, the Model File Reader will not attempt to read in the Model from the file.

with cookies, a website can find out things about you and can store them. It can find out your preferences. Some websites know that you are there.

A cookie is an information for future use given to a Web browser by a Web server and is stored by the server on the client side of a client/server communication. The information 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.

A cookie is a piece of information sent to a browser by a Web Server. The browser then returns that information to the Webserver. This is how some Web pages "remember" your previous visits; for example, an E-Commerce site might use a cookie to remember which items you've placed in your online shopping cart. Cookies can also store user preference information, log-in data, etc.

An Internet site's way of keeping track of you. It's a small program built into pages you may visit. It can identify you, track sites you visit, and topics you search. You can set your browser to warn you before you accept cookies or not accept them at all.

A cookie is a small piece of data that is saved in a user's browser. When a user visits a site, the cookie can be accessed to provide a personalized user experience.

Text that a Web server places on your computer and refers to the next time you access that server. In most cases, cookies are meant to maintain and update information about your use of a Web site throughout the session, or from one session to the next.

A cookie is used by some websites to record information about your visit to their site. The cookie is stored on your computer and holds information about your preferences. The next time you visit the site, selections you previously made, for example weather information, can be recalled during your current visit.

If you have ever been to a web site like ivillage.com, iwon.com, or amazon.com, you may notice your name on the page in a message like "Welcome Back John!" This is because your browser stored a tiny cookie file that enabled their server to identify you from the first time that you registered with them. This saves regular visitors or customers of your site time from having to log in and log out every time they visit your site.

a parcel of information, sent from a website to your computer when you access a particular page. Cookies are often used to store personal details, such as names and preferences to save people having to re-enter that information over again. Cookies are often used on online shopping websites.

Commonly refers to a piece of information sent by a Web Server to a Web Browser. The Browser software is expected to save and to send back the information to the Server whenever the Browser makes additional requests from the Server. A wide variety of information about the sender may be stored in a cookie.

A packet of information sent by a Web server to a Web browser that is returned each time the browser accesses the Web server. Cookies can contain any information the server chooses and are used to maintain state between otherwise stateless HTTP transactions. Typically cookies are used to store user details and to authenticate or identify a registered user of a Web site without requiring them to sign in again every time they access that Web site.

Message given to a web browser by a web server. The message is then stored by the browser in a text file called 'cookie.txt'. Cookies are used to enable a website to 'remember' whether a user has visited the site before and possibly to store marketing information about previous visits (items bought last time, pages visited etc.). Cookies are also used to store temporary information as a user moves from page to page within a site (items in a shopping basket, etc.). Such cookies are erased when the user session ends. This information is converted to number format for statistical purposes, and all information relating to the individual is erased when the user session is ended. Users can set their browser not to allow cookies to be stored in their computer. To do this, please follow the instructions provided with your web browser software.

A small text file saved to a client computer by web pages. Generally used to identify a unique user.

A very small text file placed on your hard drive by a Web Page server. It is essentially your identification card, and cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses. It is uniquely yours and can only be read by the server that gave it to you.

A small file that downloads onto your computer when you enter certain websites. Next time you visit that site, it may request the cookies back again, so allowing the site owner to track your surfing habits - their use is controversial among more liberal Net users, but many sites will not operate properly if you turn them off in your options. Cookies are limited to particular domains, so other sites can not get cookies for other sites that you have visited. However many sites will use the same banner-ad company, which may track you.

This is a small set of information which is stored by the browser and passed to the server on demand. This site uses a cookie to keep track of your user Preferences. All of the functionality of the site is available even without using cookies, but you will have to do some more typing if you choose not to use them.

Instructions included in the HTML code of some sites place small files on visitors' computers that can then be accessed by the server that hosts the site whenever a visitor returns. Many cookies, such as those Amazon.com uses, help make logging in to an account you've already set up much faster and easier. The use of cookies is one of the issues in the privacy debate, since cookies can also be used to collect information about how a particular person uses the Internet, which can then be sold or distributed without a person's knowledge or express permission.

A collection of information 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. Cookies are designed to read only the information in the cookie files, and not other files on your hard drive. Cookies are incorrectly perceived to be an invasion of privacy. In actuality, cookies are used to improve the productivity and efficiency of anyone who regularly uses the Web.

A tiny text file (usually less than 1kb), which is stored on your hard drive when you visit a web site. These are used to remember who you are so that you can access members only areas on the site without having to type in a password every time or to retain your personalised settings so that they are available the next time you visit.

A small data file placed on your hard disk by a Web site to record your preferences for when you return.

A message sent to a Web browser by a Web server and stored as a text file by the browser. The message is sent back to the server each time you visit a page on the server and is typically used to identify the visitor and subsequently, deliver customized content.

Cookies are unique identifiers that isolate the particulars of a visitor from others during a visit and subsequent visits. These are information placed on a visitor's computer by a server.

A cookie is a small text file that is put on your hard drive by a Web page to be retrieved later by subsequent Web pages. For instance, if you fill out an online form, the information you enter can be stored in a cookie and retrieved and displayed on another Web page.

Cookies are text files that web sites store on your computer in order to store information about your user session, which pages you've visited, what products you've purchased, etc. For example, online stores often use cookies to collect and store information about their customers in order to provide them with accurate and useful recommendations. Cookies are usually harmless, but they can contain data that is sensitive and they are only as secure as any other data stored on your computer. There is the occasional rogue web site that uses cookies for illicit purposes, too. To be completely sure that cookies aren't being used against you, it is wise to periodically delete your cookies.

A small block of text that a web site stores on the client's computer. Cookies are typically used to keep track of a visitor, including information such as what is in the user's shopping cart and whether or not the user is logged in. Cookies are only sent back to the website that sent them. Cookies can contain plan text only, they cannot contain programs that execute on your computer.

Code a site downloads to a computer to track preferences and behavior (e.g., ID/password). While usually not a threat, people dislike that third parties can log their viewing habits.

A cookie is a piece of information sent to a browser by a Web Server for the purpose of storing user preference information, log-in data, shopping cart contents, etc.

Refers to a piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser that the browser software saves and sends back to the server. Cookies might contain information such as login or registration information, online "shopping cart" information, user preferences, etc. Cookies can not read hard drives but can gather information about a user's on-line habits.

A file on your computer that records information such as where you have been on the World Wide Web. The browser stores this information which allows a site to remember the browser in future transactions or requests. Since the Web's protocol has no way to remember requests, cookies read and record a user's browser type and IP address, and store this information on the user's own computer. The cookie can be read only by a server in the domain that stored it. Visitors can accept or deny cookies by changing a setting in their browser preferences.

A small collection of information that can be transmitted to a calling web browser, then retrieved on each subsequent call from that browser so the server can recognize calls from the same client. Cookies are domain-specific and can take advantage of the same web server security features as other data interchange between your application and the server.

A cookie is a small piece of information about your interactions with a site that the server can store on your machine for use the next time you visit the site.

Information from a Web site sent to and stored on the user's hard drive to be retrieved later by the Web site. The Web server looks for cookies when the next server visits. A cookie can obtain personal information captured previously. Users can configuretheir brower's to accept, reject or be promoted to reject or accept cookies

A small data file from a web server stored on your computer by your web browser. The cookie is usually used to store information about your visit to a particular website and retrieved during a later visit.

Small file passed from a server to a client that provides the server with information about the client. The major Web browsers will alert the user whenever a server attempts to send a cookie, if the user chooses that option in her or his browser preferences.

Data file created by a web server that is stored temporarily on a website visitor’s computer. Allows websites to identify repeat visitors and track their preferences.

Many people consider cookies to be an invasion of privacy. A cookie describes the process in which a program initiated by a server can cause the client computer to store information which is later retrieved by the server on the next connection. A good use for this would be for online an shopping carts which allows your computer (the client ) to retain the items selected during an online shopping excursion. A less good or potentially more invasive use of a cookie would be to report to the server (their computer) every site you visited since the last time you connected to the server issuing the cookie. This information can be tremendously valuable as it freely gives the viewing habits of the user to any issuing server.

a small file saved to your local computer to keep track of where you are in a given transaction.

Websites send these to your browser so that the site is customized based on your previous actions on that site. For example, someday creativewebgroup may send a cookie to your browser to let us know whether you are a new visitor or if you've been here before. We'd check for that cookie the next time you come to our site and maybe we'd show you some different information if you're a repeat visitor. If you want to view your cookies, look for a file called "cookie.txt" on your hard drive.

A unique string of letters and numbers that the web server stores in a file on your hard drive. This method is used by web designers to track visitors to a web site so the visitors do not have to enter the same information every time they go to a new page or revisit a site. For example, web designers use cookies to keep track of purchases a visitor wants to make while shopping through a web catalogue. Cookies may work through a single visit to a web site, such as when tracking a shopping trip, or may be set to work through multiple sessions when a visitor returns to the site.

A cookie is a text file sent from a web server to a user's web browser. Cookies are typically sent back and forth between between the two in order to exchange data such as registration information, or to prepare custom content to the user.

A text file sent by a Web server that is stored on the hard drive of a computer and relays back to the Web server things about the user, his or her computer, and/or his or her computer activities.

A cookie is a file (message) sent from a server which is stored on your computer and used by your browser. The main use for cookies is to provide customized Web pages according to a profile of your interests.

A cookie is a small piece of information that a web server (such as one that holds a web shopping mall) sends to your browser to hold onto until it is time for the server to read it. Cookies do not get data from your computer other than what is in the cookie file, and they don't get your email address or any information that you didn't give the requesting page in the first place. So when you next visit a site that says welcome back you know that it placed a cookie on your machine last time you visited.

A piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser that the browser software is expected to save and to send back to the server whenever the browser makes additional requests from the server. Depending on the type of cookie and the browsers' settings, the browser may accept or not accept the cookie, and may save the cookie for either a short time or a long time. Cookies might contain information such as login or registration information, online shopping cart information, user preferences, and so forth. Cookies do not read your hard drive, but they can be used to gather information about a user.

A small text file of information that certain Web sites attach to a user's hard drive while the user is browsing the Web site. A Cookie can contain information such as user ID, user preferences, archive shopping cart information, etc. Cookies can contain Personally Identifiable Information (as defined below).

A small text file placed on your hard drive to store information about the site you visited. They usually have two purposes. One is to track visitors and how often they come back to a webpage or how long they stay on a website. The second is to store your preferences about a website so when you revisit the site your preferences are viewed instead of that websites default view.

A file that is written to users' hard disks when they access certain Web pages. The file contains certain information, often data inputted by the user during his or her visit. A cookie is able to interact with the web page through which it was generated, sometimes influencing information displayed to the user.

Small computer program that electronically stores personal information about your web site usage that improves the on-line experience.

A cookie is a set of data that a website server gives to a browser the first time the user visits the site, that is updated with each return visit. The remote server saves the information the cookie contains about the user and the user's browser does the same, as a text file stored in the Netscape or Explorer system folder. Not all browsers support cookies.

A small piece of information which is sent by a web server to a web browser. The web browser is expected to store the cookie and send it back to the server with any future requests. Cookies are often used to store user preferences, login information, or the contents of a virtual shopping cart.

According to Netscape, cookies are a "general mechanism which server side connections can use to both store and retrieve information on the client side of the connection." In English, that means cookies are small data files written to your hard drive by some Web sites when you view them in your browser. These data files contain information the site can use to track such things as passwords, lists of pages you've visited, and the date when you last looked at a certain page.

Little text file stored inside of your computer, where web sites can store information.

A small file placed on a visitor’s computer that records information, such as specific sites visited. Since the web’s protocol has no way to remember requests, cookies read and record a user’s browser type and IP address, and store this information on the user’s own computer. The browser stores this information, which allows a site to remember the specific browser in future transactions or requests. Only a server in the domain that stored it can read cookies. Visitors can accept or deny cookies by changing a setting in their browser preferences.

a small set of data that is sent from a Web server to your computer's browser, where it is checked and then saved. One common use is site personalization, which allows you to specify the items on a site of individual interest. If your browser is storing a cookie, each time you return to that site, the cookie allows the server to send you information specifically tailored to your interests.

A piece of data given to a browser by a web server and handed back to the browser on subsequent visits. Our website(s) do not use cookies.

A piece of information sent by content providers on the Internet that gets written to the user's local disk. The content providers often use this information to track where visitors link to on their Web site. Most browsers can be configured to disallow the writing of such data to user's disks.

A mechanism for storing information — such as passwords and a user's activity on a site — on your hard drive after visiting Web sites. Web sites usually use cookies to identify users and offer a more customized experience based on user preferences. But cookies also help advertisers target banner and other online ads to consumers (or ensure that users don't receive the same ads twice in a row), and users are generally not asked for permission in that process. Users may block the use of cookies by changing preferences on their Web browser.

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites for various different reasons. We use cookies to identify you as a member and also to enable you to keep logged in to the site.

A tracer which is attached by the receiving server to a browser used by a visitor. It identifies the computer and tracks the behavior of all users of that computer within a particular site.

A file within your browser which is used by Web sites to store information such as details of your previous visits to the site.

A cookie is information that a Web site puts on your hard disk so that it can remember something about you at a later time. (More technically, it is information for future use that is stored by the server on the client side of a client/server communication.) Typically, a cookie records your preferences when using a particular site.

software used to identify a specific visitor to a site. (For more information see the Privacy guide)

A cookie is a file that is sent to you when you browse a Web site. The file is stored on your hard drive and can record information about your computer, browser, operating, system and where you go while you surf. The cookie may then be sent back to the originating server, where the enterprising site administrator will use the information in various ways. The "shopping carts" used in some mall-type Web sites are cookies.

A file on a computer that records information such as where the user has been on the web. Some web sites use cookies to identify visitors to that site, enabling more personalized information to be served upon return to the site. Users can prevent web sites from assigning cookies by adjusting options with the client's browser.

A small piece of information you may be asked to accept when connecting to certain servers via a web browser. It is used throughout your session as a means of identifying you. A cookie is specific to, and sent only to the server that generated it.

A file sent by a web site and stored in your browser. Typically, cookies store your preferences and login information, and are used by any web site that you access. In these cases, the cookie is sent back to the website's server when you access the web site. There are two types of cookies; persistent and session. Tracking cookies may be sent by a 3rd party web site.

Cookies are pieces of information that are generated by a Web server and stored on your computer for future access. Cookies were originally implemented to allow you to customize your Web experience. However, some Web sites now issue adware cookies, which allow multiple Web sites to store and access cookies that may contain personal information (surfing habits, usernames and passwords, areas of interest, etc.), and then simultaneously share the information with other Web sites. Adware cookies are installed and accessed without your knowledge or consent. Worst case scenario: This sharing of information allows marketing firms to create a user profile based on your personal information and sell it to other firms.

A cookie is a small piece of information sent by a Web server to store on a Web browser so it can later be read back from that browser. This is useful for having the browser remember some specific information.

A packet of state information sent by an origin server to a Web browser during an HTTP request. During subsequent HTTP requests, the cookie is passed back to the origin server, enabling the origin server to remember the state of the last transaction. Some uses of cookies include: Identifying a registered user Maintaining a shopping cart selected during a session Session tracking

A cookie is a small text file sent to a web user's computer by a website. A cookie can be used to identify that user to the website on their next visit. Common uses include remembering login data, user preferences, and providing favorites lists.

A cookie is a file used to record and store a variety of information on a user's computer. Cookies are placed by an external source during a certain event, such as the display of an ad. A cookie can be read only by the server in the domain that stored it. Cookies placed by DartMedia.com on user's computers as part of the ad serving process do not collect, store or transmit personally identifiable information. Users can accept or deny cookies, by changing a setting in their browser preferences. The denial of cookies severely limits the customization and interactivity of a user's online experience.

A small amount of information stored on a client computer by a Web site that is sent back to the site each time the user visits it. The use of cookies to maintain persistent, client-side state information significantly extends the capabilities of Web-based client/server applications.

A small file placed on your hard drive by a website to identify you when you visit again. For example, these can store user information such as your username and password to the website or keep track of ads you have been shown. While many cookies can be good, some now track where you go and report this information back to the tracking website. See spyware for more on this.

A block of text placed in a file on your computer's hard drive by a Web site you've visited. A cookie is used to identify your computer the next time you access the site. Cookies cannot identify an individual user specifically unless the cookie data is attached to personally identifiable information collected some other way, such as via an online registration form.

Text that is placed on your computer (in your cookie file) by a Web site. The Web site can view the cookies it places when you move through the site, and use cookies as a means of tracking return visits and visitor's specific interests.

A small packet of information that is originally sent from a web server to your browser and stored on your computer. When your computer consults the originating web server again, the cookie is sent back to the server, allowing it to respond to you using information from the previous interaction. Cookies are usually used to provide customized web pages using a profile of your interests that were provided the first time you access the web server. In other words, the web server will appear to "know" you and provide what you want. Some people feel that allowing cookies is a security problem and disable them using an option provided by the browser software. As a programmer, you can't depend on the ability to use cookies all the time.

A cookie is a message delivered to your Web browser which is stored on your computer and can be read each time the browser requests a page from the server. The main purpose of a cookie is to identify users. This information can be used in a number of ways, one of which is to customise Web pages for return visits to Web sites. There are many uses for cookies, some benevolent, some malevolent.

small packets of data that allow a web site to send information to a user, or receive it.

a set of information (such as login, registration, shopping cart, or user preference information) sent by a Web Browser program to a Web Server. The Browser software saves the cookie information and sends it back to the Server along with any additional requests to the Server. The cookie enables the Server to customize information sent back to the user, keep a log of the user's requests, or gather other information about the user.

A cookie is a small piece of information which a web site can store temporarily with your web browser. This is useful for having your browser remember some specific information (such as your username, or your preferences), which the web site can use to save you time when you next visit. On the downside they can be used deviously to capture information. It is sensible to use a comprehensive anti-spyware system to identify and destroy malicious cookies. Some examples of spyware removal tools can be found on our software page.

Bits of information about a user that web servers store on the client computer for their later use. For example, web servers can use cookies to store the user's website configuration, to remember items placed in a "shopping cart" at an online shopping site, or to store account and password information for subscription sites.

A "cookie" is a small piece of information which a web server can store temporarily with a web browser and store in your hard disk. This is useful for having the browser remember some specific information, which the web server can later retrieve. Some types of uses for cookies include remembering IDs and passwords, tracking where users go within a website, storing and recalling items you add in an online shopping cart. Tracking where users go within the Internet is probably the most controversial issue about cookies. That cookies help advertisers build a profile about their target audience, not a secret way for web servers to find out who you are or what you have in your hard drive. You may set your browser to either accept or not accept cookies.

Cookies A cookie is data that is stored on a client PC, commonly by a Web Site. The cookie is used as an administrative tool, typically to allow for the download of a customised Web page or to track a user's use of the site.

Cookies are blocks of text placed in a file on your computer's hard disk. Web sites use cookies to identify users who revisit the site.

Small text file (not an executable) that allows a site to recognize a repeat visitor.

The most common meaning of 'Cookie' on the Internet refers to a piece of information sent by a Web Server to a Web Browser that the Browser is expected to save and send back to the Server. The Browser may accept or not accept the Cookie, and may save the Cookie for either a long or a short time. Cookies might contain information on login or registration information, online shopping information, user preferences etc. When your Browser sends the Cookie back to the Server, the Server will use the information that is in the Cookie to customise what is sent back to the Browser. Your computer will usually tell you when a Cookie arrives.

A piece of information that your web site places on a user's computer. A cookie identifies the user's computer during current and subsequent visits to your web site.

A cookie is a text file that a Web site puts on your hard disk so that it can remember something about you at a later time. It often records your preferences or login information for a particular site.

A small computer file that records your activity on a web site. This file is planted on your hard disk when you visit the site. You can set your browser to accept or reject cookies.

The cookie is a text file saved in your browser's directory or folder and stored in RAM while your browser is running. Most of the information in a cookie is pretty mundane stuff, but some Web sites use cookies to store personal preferences.

This is a small piece of information that a server sends to your computer hard disk via your browser. Cookies contain personal information such as login or registration names, an online shopping cart, user preferences, et al. Cookies allow a site (and more accurately, all of the pages on that site) to customize itself for your specific tastes.

A cookie is a little text file that a site you visit puts on your hard drive to identify you on subsequent visits you make to the site.

A small data file that is stored on a user's local computer for record-keeping purposes and which contains information about the user that is pertinent to a Web site, such as user preferences.

a string of text relating to your activity at a particular World Wide Web site that is downloaded to your hard disk and accessed by that site the next time you visit.

is information that is sent from a web site to your computer's hard disk in the form of a text file. Cookies contain all types of information, such as registration information and user preferences, which is used by the website that set the cookie. Users

A bit of electronic information that can be placed in your computer when you visit a Web site to track what you look at there, recognize you when you return, and in some cases, track where else you go on the Internet. You can set your online preferences to limit or let you know about "cookies" that a Web site places on your computer.

Cookies are data files that your site can save on the computer of someone who visits that site, to allow it to remember who they are if they return.

A small piece of code which many sites send to visitor's computers, and may be used to identify them during that session, or on a subsequent visit. Cookies may be used for tracking of affiliate click-throughs.

A "cookie" is an Internet site's way of keeping track of you. It's a small program built into a web page you might visit. Typically you won't know when you are receiving cookies. Ideally a cookie could make your surfing easier by identifying you, tracking sites you visit, topics you search, and get a general feel for your preferences. This can make surfing easier, faster, more personal, and more efficient. It can also be used to collect your e-mail address for marketing (spamming) purposes. You can set your browser to warn you before you accept cookies or not accept them at all. Check your (advanced) browser settings. Keep in mind that some secure sites, such as stock trading sites, won't work if you don't accept their cookies.

Web sites send cookies to your browser so that the site is customized based on your previous actions on that site. Depending on the type of cookie used, and the browser’s settings, the browser may accept or not accept the cookie, and the cookie is usually set to expire after a specified amount of time. Cookies do not read your hard drive, but they can be used to gather information about the user.

A message given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the message in a text file called cookie.txt. 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. There are two types of cookies: persistent, or permanent, cookies and session cookies.

A cookie is a piece of information sent to your PC when you access a website. When you return to that site, it recognises your user name. Cookies are generally used so that websites can identify which page they should send to the user next. On the University of Wolverhampton website, the 'cookies' recognise how you entered the website to make sure you are given links to relevant pieces of information, depending on which type of user you are.

A message sent from a web page and stored by your browser on your computer. When you visit the page again, the web site can access the cookie and 'remember' your last visit or the information you provided

A message given to a web browser by a web server. The browser stores the message in a text file called cookie.txt. 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. When you enter a website using cookies, you may be asked to fill out a form providing such information as your name and interests. This information is packaged into a cookie and sent to your web browser, which stores it for later use. The next time you go to the same website, your browser will send the cookie to the web server. The server can use this information to present you with custom web pages. So, for example, instead of seeing just a generic welcome page you might see a welcome page with your name on it. 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. Cookies are also sometimes called persistent cookies because they typically stay in the browser for long periods of time.

A piece of information sent by a Web Server to a Web Browser that the Browser software is expected to save and to send back to the Server whenever the browser makes additional requests from the Server. The Browser may or may not accept the Cookie, and may save the Cookie for either a short or long time. Cookies might contain information such as login or registration information, online "shopping cart" information, user preferences, etc. Cookies are usually set to expire after a predetermined amount of time and may be saved to your hard drive if their "expire time" has not been reached.

A piece of information (i.e. login information or user preferences) sent by a Web Server to a browser to save.

A small file sent by a web server to an Internet user's computer that stores information about the computer user. Cookies may contain usernames, passwords, shopping cart information, personal preferences selected by a user, etc. Cookies allow advertisers to target users with personalized advertising banners and are viewed by many Internet users as an invasion of privacy.

Cookie is Netscape's term for a small amount of data stored by the user's browser. This allows us to remember key things that you tell us. When we see that information again, it allows us to recognize you and helps us identify your needs.

A string of text sent by a web server that a browser stores in a small text file on the user´s hard drive. Cookies store information supplied by the user and read it back later to keep track of user behavior.

A short text file with an ID. A cookie is placed on a visitor's computer to track activities

The most common meaning of cookie is a piece of information sent by a Web server to a Web browser on your computer. Your browser is expected to save it and send it back to that server whenever your browser visits that site again or makes additional requests from that server. Cookies may contain information such as login or registration information, online shopping cart information, user preferences, etc. Cookies are usually saved in the browser's memory until the browser is shut down. At that time they may be saved on your hard drive if their "expire time" has not been reached.

A cookie is a small text file which sometimes get places on your computer by a web site that you visit. The Idea is that if you come back the the site again, it can remember who you are and what interested you most on the site last time you visited. Cookies can also be used when you register on a web site so the site can store your registration info on your PC for the next time you return.

A small file sent by a Web Server (usually through a website) to a Web Browser which is saved on the users computer. This file can then be referenced when the user revisits the same Web Sever (website).

When you need to pass some snippet of information to another system to make it do something, how do you do it? If you're on the Web or some other network, you use a cookie. The cookie is a text file received over the internet from a Web site and stored on your hard drive. Most of the information in a cookie is pretty mundane stuff, but some Web sites use cookies to store personal preferences.

A Cookie is a small file that is place on your computer by a Web Site you have visited. A cookie could be used to tell a Web site of your return visit, or to display the particular set of preferences you selected on your last visit. Cookie's can also be used to spy on your surfing habits. Most reputable web sites are up front about their Cookies and will gladly tell you what information their Cookie's gather, all you have to do is ask. But if you are in any doubt, then Cookies out.

A cookie is data saved in the user's browser by the web server when viewing a web page. Information is saved in order to allow for the data to be recalled when revisiting the web page at a later time.

A cookie is a little piece of information handed to a WWW client by a WWW server that contains information that can be retrieved by the server later. For instance, a server can hand your browser a cookie when you fill out a form stating your preferences for visiting that server. Then the next time you visit the site the server can read your preferences from the cookie it put in your browser on the first visit and customize the appearance of the Web site to your preferences. A cookie can also be called a Persistent Client Side State Object.

A small text file of information saved in the browser when you access certain Web pages. Cookies hold information that identifies you to the Web site (and only that Web site) that gave you the cookie.

a special text message given to a browser by a server. The browser stores this message on the hard drive. The next time this same site is visited, the browser sends this message back to the server. Used to customize sites for users.

A message from a web server computer, sent to and stored by your browser on your computer.

Some Web sites may track a user's online activity with a "cookie." A cookie is simply a block of text that the Web site places in a file on the hard drive of the viewer's computer. Although a code in the cookie file enables the site to label a particular user, it does not identify the user's name or address unless such information is provided automatically by the user's browser.

A cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website to your PC, where it is subsequently stored. Cookies allow website's to "recognise" you each time you visit, possibly presenting customised information to each visitor.

Short line of text stored on a user hard drive when they visit a site.

A small text file that is placed on a user's hard drive by the Web site that the user is visiting. This file records preferences and other data about your visit to that particular site. This is most evident when a user returns to a site and is greeted by name. Cookies are often used for long term data collection.

A piece of information sent by a SERVER to a WEB BROWSER that the BROWSER software is expected to save and to send back to the SERVER whenever the BROWSER makes additional requests from the SERVER. This is usually how a site that you've been to before knows to welcome you and log you in automatically. Depending on the type of Cookie used, and the settings of the browser, the browser may accept or not accept the Cookie, and may save the Cookie for either a short time or a long time. Cookies do not read your hard drive or compromise security, but they can be used to gather more information about a user than would be possible without them.

A cookie is a message given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the message in a text file on your computers hard disc in a file called cookies. 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. When you enter a Web site using cookies, you may be asked to fill out a form providing such information as your name and interests. This information is packaged into a cookie and sent to your Web browser, which stores it for later use. The next time you go to the same Web site, your browser will send the cookie to the Web server. The server can use this information to present you with a customised Web site such as a personal greeting when you next visit the site.

a way for a Web site to remember that you've visited the site previously, and usually retains information about you.

A small file that a Web server automatically sends to your computer when you browse certain Web sites. Cookies contain certain information that identifies each user, for example: login or username, passwords, shopping cart information, preferences, and so on. When a user revisits a Web site, the cookie file helps establish the user's identity, thus eliminating the need for the customer to reenter the information. Cookies are stored as text files on your hard drive so servers can access them when you return to Web sites you've visited before Cookies are usually set to expire after a predetermined amount of time Cookies cannot get sensitive data from your computer other such as your email address or any information that you didn't give the requesting page in the first place.

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. Such software can be used to determine what the user has viewed during previous visits to the website and on visits to other websites.

The automatic assignment, using a script, of a unique number to the browser file of each visitor to a Web site. The cookie enables the site to "recognize" each visitor and maintain a database of information associated with his or her unique cookie number.

Text file that stores information about pages viewed, passwords, etc.

A general mechanism that server-side connections, such as CGI scripts, can use to store information on the client side of the connection for later retrieval. For example, a retail Web site can store per-user preferences on the client, and have the client supply those preferences every time that site is connected to. A cookie is introduced to the client in a Set-Cookie header, which is included as part of an HTTP response.

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.

A piece of code in an online advertisement that tracks where a visitor goes and what links they follow in a Web site.

A small piece of information that a server sends to a client. When you visit a Web site with cookie capabilities, its server sends certain information about you to your browser which is stored on your hard drive as a text file. At some later time (such as returning to the site the next day), the server retrieves the cookie. It's a way for the server to remember things about you. We recommended that they not be dunked in milk.

A value placed onto a user's hard drive, which can only be accessed by the author of the cookie. It allows for the communication of tracking or preference-related information, collected within the author's web site or domain.

File that uniquely identifies the user's browser (Source: IAB)

n An Internet mechanism that lets site developers place information on the client's (your) computer for later use. For example, some shopping cart technologies allow you to return to shopping at a later time. What this means is that a "cookie" containing your order numbers is placed on your computer for the site's computer to retrieve when you return.

A cookie is a file stored on a visitor's computer that is taken from the site a person visits and is used to identify a person when they return to a site they have already visited.

A text file left by a website on a hard disk. Cookies record information about site visitors, especially information that can be used to make life easier for users on subsequent visits.When a visitor returns, the site retrieves the cookie and reads it for password or login information, user-configured preferences such as page layout, or credit card numbers, for example.

A small amount of text data given to a web browser by a web server. The data is stored and returned to the specific web server each time the browser requests a page from that server. The main purpose of cookies is to pass a unique identifier to the website so that the website can keep track of the user as he/she steps through a website. For example, a protected site may store a temporary identifier in a cookie after you successfully log in, indicating that you are an authorised user. The name cookie derives from UNIX objects called magic cookies. These are tokens that are attached to a user or programme and change depending on the areas entered by the user or programme. Cookies are also sometimes called persistent cookies because they typically stay in the browser for long periods of time.

A file created on your computer where web pages store information about you. For example, if you login to a site, the cookie will carry your logon details around the site. Cookies most often expire to remove them from your system.

A piece of information sent by a Web server to be stored by your Web browser. Whenever the browser makes additional requests to that server, the server is able to use the information stored in the "cookie" to customize a response based on data from a previous connection.

A persistent HTTP cookie is a Netscape enhancement in which a packet of information is sent to your browser via a server-side script, giving the web server you are visiting a "memory" of the choices you make or information you input while viewing a Web page. When you visit again, the cookie lets the web server "remember" you. Cookies have expirations and can be helpful at shopping or registration sites, for instance, and have many other uses.

A small file of information from a Web site that is sent to your browser and stored on the hard drive of the computer that you are using. The information identifies your computer as a visitor to that site.

When you visit some websites they leave a little piece of information - a cookie - in your computer so that they'll recognize you next time you visit. Affiliate programs often use cookies for tracking visits. Some affiliate merchants also use database matching.

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A cookie is a small file stored by your web browser. Cookies are very useful when using Listserv, as Listserv can store your login details to save you having to login every time you use Listserv.

A piece of code placed on a Web site visitorâ€(tm)s computer to track the actions of that user on subsequent visits to the site.

A small data file sent to a web browser by a web server that is used to record a user's activities on a website. For instance, when you buy items from a site and place them in a "shopping cart," that information is stored in a cookie. When the browser requests additional files, the cookie information is sent back to the server. Cookies can remember other types of information, such as your password, so you don't have to re-enter it every time you visit a site. They also retain your preferences, so when return to a site, you can enjoy customized information. Cookies cannot read any other information stored in your computer.

a small file created by a web site on your computer which is only accessible to the

A packet of information sent by a web server to a browser and then sent back by the browser each time it accesses that server. Cookies can contain any arbitrary information the server chooses and are used to maintain state between otherwise stateless HTTP transactions. Typically this is used to authenticate or identify a user of a web site without requiring them to sign in every time they access that site.

A cookie is a piece of information sent by a Web Server to a Web Browser that the Browser software is expected to save and to send back to the Server whenever the browser makes additional requests from the Server. You may set your browser to either accept or not accept cookies. Cookies can contain user preferences, login or registration information, and/or "shopping cart" information. When a cookied browser sends a request to a Server, the Server uses the information to return customized information.

A “Cookie” on the Internet refers to a piece of information sent by a Web Server to a Web Browser that the Browser software is expected to save and to send back to the Server whenever the browser makes additional requests from the Server. Cookies are usually set to expire after a predetermined amount of time and are usually saved in memory until the Browser software is closed down.

There are a number of variations on the basic idea - a facility which helps a web site track your use, perhaps remembering favourite sections for easy access on later visits, and also helps with the sites marketing and usage records. A small file may be stored on your machine, or info sent back to the web site.

A small file placed on a user's computer by a visited web page. Many e-learning programs will store the student's name, history, and score information in a cookie file. Also, the sweet bakery items given to classroom students right before they complete their workshop evaluations so they won't bash the instructor.

A cookie is a file or code stored on a visitor's computer, taken from the sites a person accesses, that is used to store information about what sites and types of sites a person accesses over a certain period.

Oreos for me! A text file sent by a Web server that's stored on your computer and relays back to the Web server things about the user, their computer, and/or their scomputer activities. Not all cookies are bad. Some of them store information that prompts pop-up ads. But others let you escape the tedious task of typing in your password each time you visit a site.

A small file created on your computer when you visit some web sites. A cookie identifies your computer to the web site and lets the site know that you have been there before.

A file or token that is passed from the web server to the web client (browser) that is used to identify and could record personal information such as ID and password, mailing address, credit card number, and other information.

A small file stored on your computer by a Web browser that tracks your surfing activity. Regarded by some as an invasion of privacy.

A small text file created by a Web server that resides on a client's computer and preserves the state of a client server session. May be used to store data, settings, and other information, a cookie is how Amazon.com knows what products you have looked at before to make recommendations on similar products. It also allows you to return to the same spot on books and games online. (Don't fear cookies, sometimes there are rumors about security issues, but cookies do not send any information out to a company. The information is stored on your computer to interact with the incoming data that websites you access send to your computer.

A small file that a web site stores on a user's computer in order to identify that user. Commonly, cookies are used to 'remember' site visitors so that if the visitor has chosen particular options, these are restored on return to the site. For example, this site uses cookies to remember selections added to the personal references list as a visitor moves from page to page. CLOSE

A message given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the message in a text file called cookie.txt on the user' s hard disk. 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 to prepare customised Web pages for them.

A file that contains some data and web server set it on the client machine.

Information stored on the users computer by a web site. The information can be recalled by the web site at a later time.

Text files created by web sites and stored on your computer to provide custom content or save information needed for future visits to the site (like passwords)

A piece of information (login names, passwords, online "shopping cart" items, user preferences, etc.) sent by a web server to a web browser and saved to the computer. These "cookies" can then be used at a later date to restore the information when the web server is accessed again. Cookies are usually set to expire after a predetermined amount of time. See Also: Browser, Log In, Password, Server

A piece of information issued by the server to the client, stored by the client, and later sent back to the server. Cookies allow information to be saved in the client, instead of the server having to allocate resources for doing that.

A small file sent by a server that stores itself on your hard drive. A cookie will pass the server information about you when you return.

An information file placed on your computer by a web site that you visit. This information can then be read by the same web site should you return at a later date.

A small piece of data stored on a client’s computer by a website that is sent back to the site each time the user visits it. It is used to maintain persistent, client-side state information and abolish the necessity of entering the same information every time the user returns to the site..

Is a file or an object that contains information about a user's or client's preferences, identification or other information. Cookies can be used simply to store information about portfolios or shopping items. Cookies can also store information about where, how often, when, and other aspects of a client's movements within a site or across the web. Cookies can be accessed by a server.

Files stored on your hard drive by your Web browser that hold information about your browsing habits. This includes sites you have visited, which newsgroups you have read, etc.

A means for websites to provide users with information that will most likely interest them. Cookies gather information actively from electronic forms completed by users and passively by recording the activities of a user, within a website. It is important to note that Cookies do not read your hard drive.

A small chunk of information stored on a computer by a Web Site for it to track the number of times you have accessed the sign among other things.

A file that you receive when looking at some WebPages that records your web travels, and sends that information back to the website that you received it from, or a designated source.

A Cookie is a piece of data placed by the server on a clients computer that identifies the client for future connections.

A small file sent to your web browser by a web site, and sent back to the web site when you revisit a related web page in the future with the same web browser. Cookies allow cooperating web sites to recognize you as the same person. Depending on how they are used, cookies can be useful and safe or an invasion of your privacy.

A cookie is a small text file created by a website that collects and stores information about the user.

Commonly refers to a piece of information sent by a Web Server to a Web Browser that the Browser software is expected to save and to send back to the Server whenever the browser makes additional requests from the Server. Cookies might contain information such as login or registration information, online “shopping cart” information, user preferences, etc. Cookies usually have a fixed expiry time and are usually saved in memory until the Browser software is closed down.

A message given to a web browser by a web server. One of the main purposes of cookies is to identify web site visitors and possibly prepare customised web pages for them.

A small text file stored on a client's hard drive by a web site. Cookies contain information about the client. The cookie is updated with each return visit to the web site, which allows the Web server to personalize the web page, create shopping carts, display local time and weather, etc. In theory, cookies do not contain sensitive information, and can be read only by the web site that created it.

A piece of information stored on your system by your web browser that a web server can access at a later time.

A "cookie" is a little bit of text that a server sends to a web browser. The web browser returns this little bit of text to the server when ever it makes a request of the server. This mechanism makes it possible for a server to maintain session state for the user. We use this cookie mechanism at Clockwise to make our shopping cart work.

Information from a web server, stored on your computer by your web browser. The purpose of a cookie is to provide information about your visit to the website for use by the server during a later visit.

Information stored on a user's computer after visiting a website. A cookie tracks data about that user but can be disabled in the browser.

A piece of information that a website stores on your computer to enable it to remember something about you when next you look at that website.

A piece of information about your computer, something you clicked on, and/or you (such as your username) that is stored in a text file on your hard drive. A server accesses this information when you connect to a web site that wants to know this information. One common occurrence of a "handing out a cookie", would be when you as a user, log into a system through a web site. After you enter in your username and password, your browser saves a text file that it calls upon for later access. This prevents you from having to log in again if you happen to leave the web site and then return at a later time. Cookies are also used in the process of purchasing items on the web. It is because of the cookie that "shopping cart" technology works. By saving in a text file the name, and other important information about an item a user "clicks" on as they move through a shopping web site, a user can later go to an order form, and see all the items they selected, ready for quick and easy processing.

A piece of information sent by a Web server to a user's browser. (A Web server is the computer that "hosts" a Web site, and responds to requests from a user's browser.) Cookies may include information such as login or registration identification, user preferences, online "shopping cart" information, etc. The browser saves the information, and sends it back to the Web server whenever the browser returns to the Web site. The Web server may use the cookie to customize the display it sends to the user, or it may keep track of the different pages within the site that the user accesses. Browsers may be configured to alert the user when a cookie is being sent, or to refuse to accept cookies. Some sites, however, cannot be accessed unless the browser accepts cookies.

A cookie is a small file that a website might ask a browser to save in order to store a variable.

A small text file on the user's computer in which may be stored a code which allows a site to stay in touch with the user during his or her visit.

A browser feature that allows web sites to save a limited amount of information to "identify" a user's browser on subsequent visits to a site. Newer browsers give users the option to reject cookies.

A unique identifier sent to a user's computer during a visit to a Web site. Cookies can be used to remember information such as user names and passwords (so a users don't have to enter them every time they visit a site) or to track future visits to a Web site.

A small piece of information a web site leaves on a visitor's computer when the visitor visits a site. Cookies are used to remember information about a visitor to be used at a later time.

A small text file placed on your hard by a web site to record information about you. When you return, your computer serves up the "cookie" to the web site and previously recorded information such as your name, site login/password, preferences, shopping cart info, and more are passed along. The web page is then customized based on that information.

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. Netklix uses Cookies to Track Transactions such as Leads, Sales and Repeat Sales transparently, without any noticeale changes to the Advertiser Site.

A piece of information sent by a Web Server to a browser for storage on the client machine. The browser sends the information back to the Web Server when the latter requests it. This mechanism is used because the Web Server has no way of recognising a particular user when they revisit the site. In fact if you link from one page on the site to another on the same Web Site, the Web Server would not know that it is the same user looking at the two pages. On sites that you log on to, cookies are used to hold your id and password (so you don't have to log on each page!) On shopping sites the cookie could be used to keep a list of what you have bought so far, so that you can choose things as you see them rather than having to restate what you want when you get to the checkout.

A small data file that some websites write to your hard drive when you visit them. A cookie file can contain information such as your user ID that the site uses to track the pages you've visited. The next time you visit the website, the web program reads the cookie file to ascertain, for example, what parts of the website you are interested in. The only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. A cookie cannot read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites.

A file that is written to your Hard Disk when you access certain Web Pages. The file contains certain information, often information that you entered when you displayed the page. The next time you access this page a check is done to see if the Cookie exists. The information within the cookie may well influence what happens next.

1. a token used to maintain continuity between a client ( web browser) and a server ( web server). A cookie is used to record some information on your computer. Next time you talk to a web site, it checks if the cookie is there, and can act accordingly. Because cookies are written to your drive by the server, they can constitute a security risk. Therefore, most browsers allow you to disable cookies, or can be configured to ask you whether to allow the cookie before setting one. See magic cookie. 2. a tasty pastry, see Florentine. 3. favorite food of Cookie Monster. 4. Something which is tossed. See Beer Pong.

A piece of information stored on your local computer by a web page. The cookie usually contains user specific preference information that can be used by the web site the next time that you visit.

Cookie is a message given to web browser by web server. Browser may store the message in a text file called cookie.txt. The message is then sent back to server each time when browser requests a page from server. The main purpose of cookies is to identify users and prepare customized web pages for them in the case of being required. When you enter a website with using cookies, you may be asked to fill out a form by providing such information as your name and interests. Then such information is packaged into a cookie and sent to your web browser, and the latter will store it for future use. Next time when you go to the same website, your browser will send the cookie to web server and it can use this information to present you with custom web pages. So, for example, instead of seeing just a generic welcome page you might see a welcome page with your name on it. Name cookie derives from UNIX objects called magic cookies, which are tokens that are attached to a user or program and change depending on the areas entered by user or program. Cookies sometimes are also called persistent cookies because they typically stay in browser for long periods of time.

A cookie is a tool which enables a website to remember how you have used it. Some websites download cookies onto your machine to record your individual preferences on using their site often without you knowing. Some think of cookies as intrusive, but they can be viewed positively as making it easier for you to use a website repeatedly.

information stored on a user's computer by a Web site so preferences are remembered on future requests.

Cookies store information about where you have been on the Internet and what you have done. They can record what things you were interested in on a particular site and show it next time you visit. They also store information such as passwords and the contents of your shopping basket.

Describes a message that is sent from a web server to a browser and that is stored on the hard disk of the user. Only when a page is requested from the server by the browser is the message then sent back again. In this way, visitors to the web site can be identified. A disadvantage of the cookie is, however, that it can also record the behavior and the interests of a user, which represents a problem to data protectionists.

A small desktop file that is created when Web sites are accessed. Usually the file contains the user name, password, and other information that identifies a specific person. The files are used to eliminate entering the same information at each access. It can be used to track users and transactions across a set of servers since the cookie is passed as part of HTTP connection setup.

When you visit a website for the first time, a cookie (special type of file) is deposited and saved on the hard drive of your computer. On subsequent visits to the same site, the cookie records information about your activity on it. This is often used to guage where on a site individual users tend to frequent in order to develop page content tailored to each user's preferences.

Cookies are tracking software, placed in a file on your computer's hard disk, that identifies a return visitor to a Web site. They can also be used to "remember" user-selected preferences, such as a login, for a particular Web site. Cookies are generally harmless, and many popular e-commerce sites require your Internet browser to allow them to set cookies in order to make a purchase.

A small amount of data generated by a web server when you access a web site. Cookies are stored on your computer by your browser so that the data in the cookie can be sent back to the web server later. Cookies are used to hold information about your visit, for example the contents of your shopping basket, your user name and details so you don't have to enter them on your next visit to the same site. Cookies are necessary for some websites to function properly.

Small data files written to a user's hard drive by a web server. These files contain specific information that identifies users (e.g., passwords and lists of pages visited).

a small bit of information that a web site can request your browser to store on your computer. this can include such items as a unique id, dates of visits, pages visited or a user name. the cookie can later be retrieved by the web site. only the web site that creates the cookie can view its contents. a user can manually control cookie storage with browser preference settings.

A piece of information that a web site puts on the memory of a device when a user visits the web site. Typically, a cookie records the user's preferences when using a particular site. The user can delete cookies by clearing the cache.

The most common meaning of “Cookie” on the Internet refers to a piece of information sent by a Web Server to a Web Browser that the Browser software is expected to save and to send back to the Server whenever the browser makes additional requests from that Server. When a Server receives a request from a Browser that includes a Cookie, the Server is able to use the information stored in the Cookie and customize a response based on information from a previous connection.

Information placed on a visitor's computer by a web server. While the web site is being accessed, data in the visitor's cookie file can be stored or retrieved. Mostly cookies are used as unique identifiers (i.e. user IDs or session IDs) to isolate a visitor's movements from others' during that visit and subsequent visits. Other data that may get stored in a cookie include an order number, email address, referring advertiser, etc. See also: Log File, Sniffer Script

An electronic ID tag sent from a Web server to a user's browser to track Web-surfing patterns, such as ads clicked on, products purchased, sites visited, as well as to determine the user's origin.

A small chunk of information, stored on your computer by a Web site you have visited, that's used to remind that site about you the next time you visit it.

When you visit a website, it may place a small amount of information on your computer which is called a cookie. Cookies typically record information such as when you last visited the website, what pages you visited and personal settings. If you return to the website, it checks to see if you have one of its cookies on your computer, and uses the recorded information to personalise the service you receive.

A file that is stored on your machine when visiting web pages which stores variables for the web application. Show related articles

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. Data Data refers to the characters or symbols on which operations are performed by a computer, and are stored and transmitted in the form of electrical signals. Data may be recorded on magnetic, optical, or mechanical recording media.

Information that a Web server stores on a users computer when the user browses a particular Web site. This information helps the Web server track such things as user preferences and data that the user may submit while browsing the site. For example, a cookie may include information about the purchases that the user makes (if the Web site is a shopping site). The use of cookies enables a Web site to become more interactive with its users, especially on future visits.

témoins A "cookie" is a small piece of information sent by the Web server of the visited Web site to the visitor's computer Web browser. Cookies are a way to have the visited Web site "remember" specific bits of information about the visitor.  This information could encompass the visitor's password, pages visited, including other Web sites, and such statistical information as the length of each visit per site or per page. The information stored within a cookie can be read only by the Web site that originally sent the cookie. Web servers cannot read cookies sent by other Web servers. Source: Recommendations for Common Look and Feel Standards and Guidelines for Intranets and Extranets (CLFIE)

A special text file that records your behaviour when using a particular website.

A small quantity of data exchanged between (and then stored on) a client and a server, and usually hidden from the user. An example is the Netscape cookie mechanism, discussed in Chapters 7 and 8.

A piece of software that is placed on a user's computer. It says which affiliate site the user came from. This is what allows the merchant to associate a particular sale with a particular affiliate site.