Date:    Sat, 21 Feb 1998 15:20:32 -0500
<br>From:    Gregory {Greg} Downing  downingg[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]IS2.NYU.EDU 
<br>Subject: Computer terms: "cookies"
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<br>I thought I'd forward this from the Linguist list, since I know there are
<br>folks on ADS-L who know about cyberlanguage, and may have comments. Reply to
<br>the person in the "From" line below.
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<br>Greg D./NYU
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<br>Date:  Wed, 18 Feb 1998 13:45:49 +0000
<br>From:  monika.bruendl[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]stud.uni-muenchen.de
<br>Subject:  Computer terms: "cookies"
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<br>Dear fellow-linguists,
<br>can anyone tell me anything about the etymology resp. the sense
<br>development of the computer term "cookie"? One definition I found in
<br>"Among The New Words" in American Speech says:
<br>"Cookies are bits of computer code that allow a Web page's operators
<br>to collect information about each user for later reference." ,
<br>but I still can't understand the motivation for calling this a
<br>cookie. It must be a metaphorical meaning, but what kind of meaning
<br>elements are being transferred here?
<br>Thank you for your help!
<br>Monika Bruendl.
<br>Monika Bruendl, M.A.
<br>monika.bruendl[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]stud.uni-muenchen.de
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<br>Greg Downing/NYU, at greg.downing[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]nyu.edu or downingg[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]is2.nyu.edu
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