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incognito

incognito

12 5.7
A browser mode that does not save history or cookies
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈkɪɡnɪtoʊ/
  • Texting
translation icon : modo incógnito
  • Don't you understand what "incognito" means?
  • incognito mode
  • travel incognito
  • go incognito

Using Incognito mode will not solve the problem either.

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Examples

  • You have the law's permission to reside in the property - in a state of incognito.

  • It's basically Incognito mode for voice commands.

  • Using Incognito mode will not solve the problem either.

  • Smykal may have told someone about my incognito visit.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Now Incognito mode, which by the way isn't useless, plus AVPN and Tor, is pretty good and probably enough for most people.

  • Dr. Ali always insisted on traveling incognito; in a dictatorship, anonymity was priceless.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Albert was traveling incognito, but Kowalsky recognized and befriended him and was rewarded with an invitation to Belgium in 1904.

    Academic text (1998)
  • You can browse the internet safely by activating incognito mode in your web browser.

  • If you want to prevent your browsing history from being saved, simply use incognito mode.

  • Many people use incognito mode to keep their online searches private.

Synonyms

incog
vsincognito
  • Texting
9.9

A private browser mode that does not save your history

limits recording by not saving browsing history cookies and session data

Surface Forms

incognito singular
incognitos plural

Etymology

Incognito used for browser mode also comes from in- 'not' and cognitus 'known', the same root as the word know. So opening an incognito window is a way to keep your browsing 'not known' to that computer or account.