What is meaning of "Remember Me" functionality on login page?

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Naresh Ramoliya picture Naresh Ramoliya · Aug 7, 2014 · Viewed 38k times · Source

I want to include "Remember Me" functionality on login page but I don't know its actual meaning (how its work). I have seen different uses at many websites but I didn't get its actual meaning.

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Adrian picture Adrian · Aug 7, 2014

Some web applications may need a "Remember Me" functionality. This means that, after a user login, user will have access from same machine to all its data even after session expired. This access will be possible until user does a logout.

From here Using Cookies to implement a RememberMe functionality

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