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KUK-ee/ˈkʊki/

A cookie is a sweet US-style biscuit; in UK English biscuit is the default word for the everyday snack. Cookie is also a small file a website stores on a computer. Canteens: a cookie is still a biscuit for the allergen log.

Meaning

A sweet US-style biscuit; also a small file a website stores on a computer.

Examples

• “A cookie on the canteen counter is still a biscuit for the allergen log.”
• “Accept cookies on the college Wi-Fi page; a screenshot is not consent.”

Good to know

UK food: usually a biscuit; cookie = US-style. IT: a cookie / cookies. Allergens / IT policies. Countable biscuits or files.

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