persistent cookie

noun

A small data file that a website saves on a user's device and which remains there even after the browser is closed, lasting until an expiration date or until the user manually deletes it.

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Meanings

nounpersistent cookie (plural persistent cookies)

plural persistent cookies

  1. InternetcomputingA small data file that a website saves on a user's device and which remains there even after the browser is closed, lasting until an expiration date or until the user manually deletes it.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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