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HTTP cookie

small piece of data sent from a website and stored on the user's computer by the user's web browser
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HTTP cookie

Summary

HTTP cookie has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • HTTP cookie is credited with the discovery of Lou Montulli[2].
  • cookie is named after HTTP cookie[3].
  • HTTP cookie is a type of data[4].
  • HTTP cookie is part of website[5].
  • HTTP cookie's Commons category is recorded as HTTP cookies[6].
  • HTTP cookie comprises zombie cookie[7].
  • HTTP cookie comprises supercookie[8].
  • HTTP cookie's described by source is recorded as RFC 2965: HTTP State Management Mechanism[9].
  • HTTP cookie's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/cookies[10].

Body

Definition and Type

HTTP cookie is a type of data[4].

Origins

cookie is named after HTTP cookie[3].

Use and Application

Components include zombie cookie[7] and supercookie[8]. HTTP cookie is part of website[5].

Why It Matters

HTTP cookie has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Lou Montulli website

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    P14560 → 359
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14560]]: 359, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259914|batch #259914]]"
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