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Pronunciation: /bɒt/

Definition of bot

noun

  • (chiefly in science fiction) a robot: we have maintenance bots in there
  • Computing an autonomous program on a network (especially the Internet) which can interact with systems or users, especially one designed to behave like a player in some computer games: [in combination]:a mailbot

Origin:

1960s: shortening of robot

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