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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>cookie jar</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../C.html" title="C"/><link rel="previous" href="cookie-file.html" title="cookie file"/><link rel="next" href="cookie-monster.html" title="cookie monster"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">cookie jar</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="cookie-file.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">C</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="cookie-monster.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="cookie-jar"/><dt xmlns="" id="cookie-jar"><b>cookie jar</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> An area of memory set aside for storing
<a href="cookie.html"><i class="glossterm">cookie</i></a>s. Most commonly heard in the Atari ST
community; many useful ST programs record their presence by storing a
distinctive <a href="../M/magic-number.html"><i class="glossterm">magic number</i></a> in the jar. Programs can
inquire after the presence or otherwise of other programs by searching the
contents of the jar.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="cookie-file.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../C.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="cookie-monster.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">cookie file </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> cookie monster</td></tr></table></div></body></html>