session cookie

noun

A temporary text file stored in a user's browser during a single visit to a website, and deleted once the browser is closed.

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Meanings

nounsession cookie (plural session cookies)

plural session cookies

  1. InternetcomputingA temporary text file stored in a user's browser during a single visit to a website, and deleted once the browser is closed.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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