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session cookie

session cookie

1 4.9
A small temporary browser file deleted when you close the browser that keeps you logged in
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translation icon : cookie de sesión
  • And the bank doesn't really have any idea of knowing that people's session cookies are the only thing that really tie them to that that thing to that website.

Examples

  • What if people using sniffer applications on public Wi-Fi networks were selling the session cookies they stole?

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  • A session cookie expires when you close your browser and is used to make it easier for you to navigate our website.

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  • Cookies can take the form of session cookies or persistent cookies.

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  • The extension can be used to steal session cookies and even circumvent two-factor authentication systems like the one implemented by Google, the researcher said.

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  • This includes disabling session cookies and/or URL rewriting, as if I'm successful, there will be no sessions to track.

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  • I imagine a reusable M2M session cookie, like one that controls door locks in someone's house, would be really valuable to someone with criminal intent.

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  • Therefore, M2M sessions should always be encrypted, and session cookies should be made worthless after the session is logged or timed out.

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  • Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cookie - headers already sent by (output started at **75;6170;TOOLONG) in **70;6247;TOOLONG on line 5

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  • A session cookie helps manage your login status while you browse the website.

  • When you visit a store online, a session cookie is created to remember your preferences during that visit.

How Persistent

cookie
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session cookie
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Surface Forms

Morphology

session + cookie

The meaning is directly compositional: a 'session cookie' is a cookie (a small piece of website data) that pertains to a session (the temporary user session). A B1 learner who knows both constituent senses can infer it is a cookie used for a session and therefore temporary, so the MWE is transparently derived from its parts.

Etymology

Session cookie comes from the image of a small 'cookie' a website gives you during a single session, meaning your visit to the site. Think of it like a little note or biscuit you keep while you browse and then throw away when you leave, so a session cookie is 'temporary' and is deleted when you close the browser.