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A [[wikipedia:HTTP_cookie|web cookie]], is a small chunk(s) of data served(shared) to the client(browser) that can be used for a variety of purposes. One of the most common being a website login identifier that serves a session cookie that is able to be sent back to the server to prevent needing to authenticate numerous times. The web cookie, has a bunch of other common names such as "[[wikipedia:HTTP|HTTP]] cookie" (when set via that protocol), "browser cookie" (more general, can be set via [[JavaScript]]), and "cookie". For the sake of simplicity this article will be using the term "cookie" to represent all types of cookies.

A [[wikipedia:HTTP_cookie|web cookie]], is a small chunk(s) of data served(shared) to the client(browser) that can be used for a variety of purposes. One of the most common being a website login identifier that serves a session cookie that is able to be sent back to the server to prevent needing to authenticate numerous times. The web cookie, has a bunch of other common names such as "[[wikipedia:HTTP|HTTP]] cookie" (when set via that protocol), "browser cookie" (more general, can be set via [[JavaScript]])<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-30 |title=Document: cookie property |url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/cookie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260310000519/https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/cookie |archive-date=2026-03-10 |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=Mozilla Developer Network}}</ref>, and "cookie". For the sake of simplicity this article will be using the term "cookie" to represent all types of cookies.

==How it works==

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	A [[wikipedia:HTTP_cookie\|web cookie]], is a small chunk(s) of data served(shared) to the client(browser) that can be used for a variety of purposes. One of the most common being a website login identifier that serves a session cookie that is able to be sent back to the server to prevent needing to authenticate numerous times. The web cookie, has a bunch of other common names such as "[[wikipedia:HTTP\|HTTP]] cookie" (when set via that protocol), "browser cookie" (more general, can be set via [[JavaScript]]), and "cookie". For the sake of simplicity this article will be using the term "cookie" to represent all types of cookies.		A [[wikipedia:HTTP_cookie\|web cookie]], is a small chunk(s) of data served(shared) to the client(browser) that can be used for a variety of purposes. One of the most common being a website login identifier that serves a session cookie that is able to be sent back to the server to prevent needing to authenticate numerous times. The web cookie, has a bunch of other common names such as "[[wikipedia:HTTP\|HTTP]] cookie" (when set via that protocol), "browser cookie" (more general, can be set via [[JavaScript]])<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-11-30 \|title=Document: cookie property \|url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/cookie \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260310000519/https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/cookie \|archive-date=2026-03-10 \|access-date=2026-03-15 \|website=Mozilla Developer Network}}</ref>, and "cookie". For the sake of simplicity this article will be using the term "cookie" to represent all types of cookies.

	==How it works==		==How it works==