cookies

pl. n. small files automatically saved on a computer that provide records of websites that the user has viewed. They enable Web servers to identify and track an individual user’s online activities and preferences, thereby making it possible, for example, for Web-based marketers to pitch a different advertisement to the user each time he or she returns to a website. Cookies are considered by some users to be an invasion of privacy and may be disabled.

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Psychology term of the day

November 27th 2024

cognitive impairment

any impairment in perceptual, learning, memory, linguistic, or thinking abilities. Multiple significant cognitive impairments in memory plus one or more other cognitive defects are characteristic of dementia. See also mild cognitive impairment.