Definition:
A cookie has a very different definition for web designers and developers than it does for many people. A cookie on the web is a line of text that is saved to a computer's hard drive that can be accessed and written by websites.
If you looked at the text file where the cookies are written, you would see lines of text that look something like this:
.about.com TRUE / FALSE 1692181505 jsc 13
This cookie, called jsc, has a value of 13, is valid on any website on the .about.com domain, and will expire on June 9, 2028 (1692181505).
Web cookies are not dangerous. And they can't collect any information about you that you do not first provide to the website you've visited.
Also Known As:
Because the word "cookie" has so many different meanings, there are many synonyms that mean the same thing:
- magic cookies
- web cookies
- persistent cookies
- HTTP cookies
- tracking cookies
