!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is part of [W3C] [Web Storage]


[{$pagename}] is a persistent key-value store in the browser with a full [JavaScript] [API] to set/get/remove values and events to track changes programmatically. 

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[{$pagename}] maintains a separate storage area for each given origin that's available that persists even when the [browser] is closed and reopened.
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[{$pagename}] typically allows for up to 5MB of storage, although this can be increased at the user's discretion. 

Data in [{$pagename}] isn't sent to the server as it is with [cookies].

[{$pagename}] allows for a whole range of uses that [cookies] do not, and [cookies] allow for a whole range of uses that localStorage does not. 


[sessionStorage] maintains a separate [Web Storage] area for each given origin that is available for the duration of the page [session] (as long as the browser is open, including page reloads and restores).


[{$pagename}] are simple [key-value] [DataStores], similar to objects, but they stay intact through page loads. 

!! More Information
There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:
[{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }]
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* [#1] - [Using the Web Storage API|https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Storage_API/Using_the_Web_Storage_API|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2018-12-16-