magic cookie
magic cookie noun: a token or short packet of data passed between communicating programs, used to identify a particular event or transaction; the data is typically not meaningful to the recipient program and not usually interpreted until the recipient passes the data back to the sender or another program at a later time.
Noun
magic cookie (plural magic cookies)
- A token or short packet of data passed between communicating programs, used to identify a particular event or transaction; the data is typically not meaningful to the recipient program and not usually interpreted until the recipient passes the data back to the sender or another program at a later time.
- Synonyms:
- cookie
Synonyms of magic cookie
Forms of magic cookie
| plural | magic cookies |
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Origin of magic cookie
From magic + cookie. First attested in c. 1979.
Questions about magic cookie
- What does magic cookie mean?
- Magic cookie means a token or short packet of data passed between communicating programs, used to identify a particular event or transaction; the data is typically not meaningful to the recipient program and not usually interpreted until the recipient passes the data back to the sender or another program at a later time.
- What part of speech is magic cookie?
- Magic cookie is a noun.
- What is the plural of magic cookie?
- The plural of magic cookie is magic cookies.
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