cookie jar
- noun
- /ˈkʊki dʒɑr/
- Texting
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almacén de cookies
And there is a, an understanding or a knowledge base within that cookie jar that that you can withdraw from.
- And there is a, an understanding or a knowledge base within that cookie jar that that you can withdraw from.
Examples
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Maybe you get your hand caught in the corporate cookie jar.
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And there is a, an understanding or a knowledge base within that cookie jar that that you can withdraw from.
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Peter smiles like a boy with his hand caught in the cookie jar.
Fiction book (1992) -
In computing, a cookie jar stores user preferences and session details to enhance the browsing experience.
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Websites often use a cookie jar to remember your login details for future visits.
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When you clear your browser's cache, you might delete all the data from the cookie jar.
How Persistent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The computing sense is a straightforward container metaphor: 'cookie' (a unit of data) combined with 'jar' (a container) yields a place that holds cookies/data. This compositional mapping is predictable and follows common physical-to-digital metaphor patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Cookie jar in computing borrows the kitchen image of a jar full of cookies. It names the place in a computer program that keeps many small web 'cookies' as little pieces of data, so websites can remember you for login and settings.