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.

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Meanings

nounHTTP cookie (plural HTTP cookies)

plural HTTP cookies

  1. InternetA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

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cookie

Origin

From HTTP + magic cookie.

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Translations

Afrikaans koekie
  • koekiepacket of information
Arabic كُوكِيز, مِلَفَّات تَعْرِيف الِارْتِبَاط
  • كُوكِيز (kūkīz)packet of information
  • مِلَفَّات تَعْرِيف الِارْتِبَاط (milaffāt taʕrīf al-irtibāṭ)packet of information
Bulgarian бискви́тки
  • бискви́тки (biskvítki)packet of information
Catalan galeta
  • galetapacket of information
Chinese Mandarin Cookie, 小型文字檔案 /小型文字档案
  • Cookiepacket of information
  • 小型文字檔案 /小型文字档案 (xiǎoxíng wénzì dàng'àn)packet of information
  • 小甜餅 /小甜饼 (xiǎotiánbǐng)packet of information
Dutch cookie
  • cookiepacket of information
Esperanto kuketo, ĵetono
  • kuketopacket of information
  • ĵetonopacket of information
Finnish eväste, keksi
  • evästepacket of information
  • keksipacket of information
French cookie, cafteur
  • cookiepacket of information
  • cafteurpacket of information
  • témoinpacket of information
German Cookie
  • Cookiepacket of information
Hindi कुकी
  • कुकी (kukī)packet of information
Hungarian süti, HTTP-süti
  • sütipacket of information
  • HTTP-sütipacket of information
Indonesian kuki
  • kukipacket of information
Italian cookie
  • cookiepacket of information
Japanese クッキー
  • クッキー (kukkī)packet of information
Korean 쿠키
  • 쿠키 (kuki)packet of information
Latvian sīkdatne
  • sīkdatnepacket of information
Lithuanian slapùkas
  • slapùkaspacket of information
Malay kuki, cecikut
  • kukipacket of information
  • cecikutpacket of information
Māori pihikete
  • pihiketepacket of information
Norwegian Bokmål nettkapsel
  • nettkapselpacket of information
Persian کوکی
  • کوکی (kuki)packet of information
Polish cookie, ciasteczko
  • cookiepacket of information
  • ciasteczkopacket of information
Portuguese cookie
  • cookiepacket of information
Romanian cookie
  • cookiepacket of information
Russian ку́ки
  • ку́ки (kúki)packet of information
Spanish cookie
  • cookiepacket of information
Swedish cookie, webbkaka
  • cookiepacket of information
  • webbkakapacket of information
Turkish çerez
  • çerezpacket of information
Ukrainian реп'яшки, куки
  • реп'яшки (repʺjašky)packet of information
  • куки (kuky)packet of information
Yiddish קוקי
  • קוקי (kuki)packet of information
Cite this entry
APA

HTTP cookie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HTTP%20cookie

MLA

“HTTP cookie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HTTP%20cookie. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “HTTP cookie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HTTP%20cookie.

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