Cookie

cookie (web cookie)

noun KOO-kie Rare

Origin: from English 'cookie'

Usage Note

Cookie in German internet contexts means a web cookie — a small data file stored by a browser. Cookies akzeptieren/ablehnen (accept/reject cookies) is a routine consent action on German websites, governed strictly by GDPR.

Examples

"Beim ersten Besuch dieser Website musst du die Cookies akzeptieren oder ablehnen."

Natural Translation

On your first visit to this website, you must accept or reject the cookies.

Literal Translation

On the first visit of this website must you the cookies accept or reject.

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