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It helps PC remember term for biscuit? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cookie

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'for biscuit?' is the definition.
('cookie' can be a synonym of 'biscuit')

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(Other definitions for cookie that I've seen before include "Biscuit; computer data" , "Piece of text that a website puts into a computer" , "An American sweet biscuit" , "US bicky" , "Data packet; biscuit" .)

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