A cookie is a way where we can store some information or data about a user visiting our site. The information or small data is stored on the individuals computer, and thus we do not need any extra server space to customize a page for any amount of users we may have. To use Cookies there are two things you might to do, one is set the cookie, and the other is retrieve a cookie.
Cookies are typically used by web servers to perform functions such as tracking your visits to websites, enabling you to log in to sites, and storing your shopping cart. However we do not need fancy web server programming to use cookies.
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