precision cookie

8.2

A small file stored on your device that websites keep to remember your choices for future visits

noun

Texting

: cookie de precisión

Unlike session cookies, precision cookies remain on your device after you close your browser.

Examples

Some websites use precision cookies to remember your preferences for future visits.
You can remove precision cookies by clearing your browser’s stored data manually.
A precision cookie helps websites remember your preferences.
Many websites use precision cookies to enhance user experience.
Some websites use precision cookies to remember your preferences for future visits.
Unlike session cookies, precision cookies remain on your device after you close your browser.
You can remove precision cookies by clearing your browser's stored data manually.

Surface Forms

precision cookie singular

precision cookies plural

Morphology

precision + cookie

The modifier 'precision' (exactness) does not transparently signal the technical property of being stored permanently or persisting across sessions, so a learner who knows 'precision' and 'cookie' would not reliably infer this specific meaning. This is specialized jargon (the usual term is 'persistent cookie'), so the relation between parts and the MWE meaning is non-compositional and unpredictable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Precision cookie combines precision and cookie, and it helps to think of a tiny, exact note left on your device that 'remembers' your choices across visits. That's why the name means a small file that stays on your hard drive so websites can 'remember' your 'preferences'.