I’m referring to the ones such as when you visit a website, and there is a notice that says “this site uses cookies”
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ELI5 answer:
Cookies are a way for websites to remember you. It means they send your computer some information about what you did on the website. Perhaps if it’s a shopping site and you added a camera to your shopping cart, the website might send you a cookie with the name of the camera.
Now the next time you visit that website, your computer sends back the cookie to the website. Now the website says “Oh yeah I remember you! You put this camera in your shopping cart last time, so I’ll put it in for you this time.” Now you can continue shopping right where you left off.
It’s kind of like a save file in a video game. When you come back to the website, you can load your old “progress” because the website has a way to remember you.
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