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A cookie is a small file written or stored on your computer by a website when You visit it. It help you keeps information such as your preference on the website like your font style, your previous session, and other informations too so you don't have to start from square one when You visit the website again.. Cookies can also be dangerous if You don't clear the browser history. Some bad guys can read it from your computer and perform nasty things with it, they'll have access to your account.
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