A computer “cookie” is more formally known as an HTTP cookie, a web cookie, an
Internet cookie, or a browser cookie. The name is a shorter version of “magic cookie,”
which is a term for a packet of data that a computer receives, then sends back without
changing or altering it. No matter what it’s called, a computer cookie consists of
information. When you visit the iFoodie website. The website sends the cookie to your
computer. Your computer stores it in a file located inside your web browser. (To help
you find it, this file is often called “Cookies.”)