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    The term cookie was coined by web-browser programmer Lou Montulli. It was derived from the term magic cookie, which … See more

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    HTTP cookie - Wikipedia

    Terminology

    A session cookie (also known as an in-memory cookie, transient cookie or non-persistent cookie) exists only in temporary memory while the user navigates a website. Session cookies expire or are deleted when the user clo… See more

    Structure

    A cookie consists of the following components:
    1. Name
    2. Value
    3. Zero or more attributes (name/value pairs). Attributes store information such as the cookie's expiration, domain, an… See more

    Uses

    Cookies were originally introduced to provide a way for users to record items they want to purchase as they navigate throughout a website (a virtual shopping cart or shopping basket). Today, however, the content… See more

    Implementation

    Cookies are arbitrary pieces of data, usually chosen and first sent by the web server, and stored on the client computer by the web browser. The browser then sends them back to the server with every request, int… See more

    Browser settings

    Most modern browsers support cookies and allow the user to disable them. The following are common options:
    • To enable or disable cookies completely, so that they are always accepted or always blocked.… See more

    Third-party cookie

    Cookies have some important implications for the privacy and anonymity of web users. While cookies are sent only to the server setting them or a server in the same Internet domain, a web page may contain images or … See more

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