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evercookie

evercookie noun: a special kind of HTTP cookie that is especially resistant to deletion by the user.

Noun

evercookie (plural evercookies)

  1. (Internet) A special kind of HTTP cookie that is especially resistant to deletion by the user.
    • A breed of cookie known as evercookie writes data to multiple locations to make it next to impossible ever to remove it completely (http://samy.pl/evercookie/).2014, Emmett Dulaney, Chuck Easttom, CompTIA Security+ Study Guide: SY0-401

Forms of evercookie

pluralevercookies

Origin of evercookie

From ever + cookie.

Questions about evercookie

What does evercookie mean?
Evercookie means a special kind of HTTP cookie that is especially resistant to deletion by the user.
What part of speech is evercookie?
Evercookie is a noun.
What is the plural of evercookie?
The plural of evercookie is evercookies.

Words near evercookie in the dictionary

  1. everbody
  2. everburning
  3. everbusy
  4. everchanging
  5. everclear
  6. evercookie
  7. evercookies
  8. EverCrack
  9. Evercreech
  10. everduring
  11. evere

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