magic cookie en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From magic + cookie. First attested in c. 1979.
Meanings
- A token or short packet of data passed between communicating programs, used to identify a particular event or transaction; the data is typically not meaningful to the recipient program and not usually interpreted until the recipient passes the data back to the sender or another program at a later time.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| magic cookies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |