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Why do I get cookies on my computer?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Cookies are small files which are stored on your computer and allow websites to identify you when you return to them.
This enables the site to show specific information pertinent to you or to record you visiting habits.
This is what happens when - for example - you visit Amazon's website and it automatically says at the top - "Welcome back XXX".
I have no idea why they are called cookies though
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