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A cookie, also known as a web cookie, browser cookie, or Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) cookie, is a piece of text stored on a user's computer by their web browser.

A cookie can be used to store site preferences, shopping cart contents, identify a server-based session, or anything else that can be accomplished through storing text data for a limited time. A cookie may be encrypted for privacy and data security purposes.

The cookie is sent as a field in the header of the HTTP response by a web server to a web browser and then sent back unchanged by the browser each time it accesses that server.

For more information please visit CookieCentral.com's The Unofficial Cookie FAQ.