evercookie

English

Etymology

ever +‎ cookie

Noun

evercookie (plural evercookies)

(computing, Internet) A special kind of HTTP cookie that is especially resistant against deletion by the user.
- 2014, Emmett Dulaney, ‎Chuck Easttom, CompTIA Security+ Study Guide: SY0-401
  A breed of cookie known as evercookie writes data to multiple locations to make it next to impossible ever to remove it completely (http://samy.pl/evercookie/).

See also

supercookie

References

Zombie cookie wars: evil tracking API meant to “raise awareness”

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