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A cookie is a small piece of data stored on a user's computer by a website. It is used to remember information about the user, such as login credentials or preferences, to enhance their browsing experience.

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The bakery confection that Americans call "cookie" is biskuti in Swahli, from the British "biscuit."A cookie in a computer would be called "cookie" in Swahili also, which has not developed a duplicate and separate vocabulary for i.t. terms.


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