Cookie jar

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cookie jar
Usage: n.


cookie jar: n.

An area of memory set aside for storing cookies. Most commonly heard in the Atari ST community; many useful ST programs record their presence by storing a distinctive magic number in the jar. Programs can inquire after the presence or otherwise of other programs by searching the contents of the jar.

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Source: cookie jar, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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