Supercookie

Quick meaning: Supercookie is a noun meaning (computing, informal) A data store on a user's computer that can be accessed by websites and used as a more persistent form of cookie.

Meaning

(computing, informal) A data store on a user's computer that can be accessed by websites and used as a more persistent form of cookie.

Example Sentences

While doing an online security scan, I was told I can ^([sic]) a vulnerability because of the presence of a supercookie.

The SharedObject class is familiar to many Flash programmers as a way to create a kind of supercookie; a local shared object (LSO) can store ActionScript data on the client between sessions.

I use the SR Ware Iron Browser, always on Incognito, and set to remove all data when i close the pane. I also remove all records after each day. Can you tell me, does this remove the supercookies?

Word Forms

• supercookies

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include subcookie, cookie, savefile, cache, crime, chunkserver.

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