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HTTP cookie

HTTP cookie noun: a packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then returned by the browser each time it accesses that server, used to maintain state between otherwise stateless HTTP transactions, for example, to identify the user.

Noun

HTTP cookie (plural HTTP cookies)

  1. (Internet) A packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then returned by the browser each time it accesses that server, used to maintain state between otherwise stateless HTTP transactions, for example, to identify the user.
    Synonyms:
    cookie

HTTP cookie meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

HTTP cookie in Hindi

packet of information
कुकी kukī

HTTP cookie in Arabic

packet of information
كُوكِيز kūkīz, مِلَفَّات تَعْرِيف الِارْتِبَاط

HTTP cookie in Malay

packet of information
kuki, cecikut

HTTP cookie in Indonesian

packet of information
kuki
More languagesFewer languages
HTTP cookie in Persian
کوکی kuki

Synonyms of HTTP cookie

Forms of HTTP cookie

pluralHTTP cookies

Origin of HTTP cookie

From HTTP + magic cookie.

Questions about HTTP cookie

What does HTTP cookie mean?
HTTP cookie means a packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then returned by the browser each time it accesses that server, used to maintain state between otherwise stateless HTTP transactions, for example, to identify the user.
What is HTTP cookie in Hindi?
HTTP cookie in Hindi is कुकी (kukī). See HTTP cookie meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is HTTP cookie?
HTTP cookie is a noun.
What is the plural of HTTP cookie?
The plural of HTTP cookie is HTTP cookies.

Words near HTTP cookie in the dictionary

  1. htr
  2. hts
  3. hts.
  4. HTSI
  5. http
  6. HTTP cookie
  7. HTTP cookies
  8. HTTP verb
  9. HTTP verbs
  10. HTTP/2
  11. HTTPd

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