cookie
Translation
cookie, biscuit
Examples
This website uses cookies to improve your experience.
This website uses cookies to improve your experience.
Grammar Patterns
a cookie - a small file stored on your computer This website uses cookies.
Similar Words
Synonyms: web cookie, browser cookie
Etymology
From Dutch 'koekje' (little cake). The internet sense is a metaphor for a 'magic cookie', a packet of data.
Memory Tips
Remember that in the UK, 'cookie' almost always refers to the internet file, not the baked good you eat, which they call a 'biscuit'.