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Most websites you visit will use cookies in order to improve your user experience by enabling that website to 'remember' you, either for the duration of your visit (using a 'session cookie') or for repeat visits (using a 'persistent cookie').

Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, storing your preferences, and generally improving your experience of a website.

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A computer cookie is a very small file websites use when a visitor comes to or logs into a website. It can 'collect' and store (on your PC) bits of information, such as the last time you visited or logged into that website. A cookie is only accessed on your PC if (1) you saved the cookie and (2) when you revisit that website. If you never go back to that website, then the cookie file just sits there doing nothing.

Note: Advertisers use cookies also. Computer gurus suggest cleaning out advertising cookies. A free program like CCleaner can help users identify your most frequently used 'legit' cookies, and then remove the ones for ads. CCleaner and reviews of the program can be found through a Google Search.

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