In Mechanize what is the cookiejar and how does it differ from cookies?

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How does Mechanize::CookieJar differ from the Mechanize::Cookies array? There must be some difference but after poking around for a little bit I can't seem to find a good explanation?

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It seems from the official documentation that the CookieJar and cookies are very similar indeed:

# File lib/mechanize.rb, line 208
def cookies
  @cookie_jar.to_a
end

Usually, a Cookie Jar has also the interesting ability to be saved on disk and reloaded later on (see the save_as and load method on the Cookie Jar).