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What Are Cookies? Cookies are pieces of information or data that has a unique identifier that gets sent to you by a website that you have previously visited and is stored as a file on your computer. Cookies also track your web usage.

Cookies can be stored on your computer for any time period. There are two kinds of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies.

__Session cookies__ are cookies on your computer that only last as long as your session on the internet lasts. These cookies obviously don't last that long. __Persistent cookies__ are cookies that store themselves for a long period of time, such as months or even years.

Cookies are mostly used for retaining and recognizing user information and personal references for the next time the user returns to the website.

Cookies can be really helpful at times because they make the internet easier to navigate.

They also store tremendous amounts of information.

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