Cookies

Definition: In the context of the Web, cookies are basically small pieces of data that websites place onto a user's computer in order to personalize the user's experience on that particular website. Cookies are used to:

• streamline and store information
• boost load time
• retrieve previously stored data

For more about cookies and what they do, read "How do websites use cookies?", a brief look at how cookies are used to make Web searching more efficient and enjoyable.

Also Known As: http cookies