Glossary

The words, without the shrug

Every term the courses use, defined in one line and then in a paragraph. Written to be read out of order.

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Session

Backend

The server-side record that you are logged in.

A stored record the server looks up on each request using an id from a cookie. Slower than a signed token because of the lookup, but logging out is instant and reliable.