A "cookie" is a packet of data that travels between a web browser and a web server. The data is used to customize a user's website experience. The term comes from Lou Montulli, a programmer who is well known for his work in producing web browsers. Lou adapted the phrase from "magic cookie," which in the UNIX world is a token or short packet of data passed between communicating programs.
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