cookie jar

1. programming An area of memory set aside for storing

cookies. Most commonly heard in the Atari ST community;

many useful ST programs record their presence by storing a

distinctive magic number in the jar. Programs can inquire

after the presence or otherwise of other programs by searching

the contents of the jar.

2. security A cracker term for the password file of a

multi-user computer.

[Jargon File]

(1997-02-12)