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bot

79 3.9
A program that works on the internet and answers people or does tasks without human help
  • noun
  • /bɑt/
  • Texting
translation icon : bot
  • How can AI bots help in other risky areas?

Now, which one, which, which one of those bots are, are more dangerous?

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Examples

  • The support these guys offer is personal, no bots or employees.

  • And he's working to program US city laws into the bot, starting with New York.

  • So they build these Nanny-bots to raise the girls.

  • We just could not allow some of the bots to enter the site.

    Blog text (6)
  • How will swarm-bots like this change the world?

    Academic text (2012)
  • Overall, there seem to be fewer goldfarm bots around, so it's generally a better place than before.

    Blog text (7)
  • The idea of swarm-bots was captured in Michael Crichton's book Prey.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The customer service bot answered my questions quickly and accurately.

  • I used a social media bot to schedule my posts and engage with followers.

  • Many websites employ a bot to chat with visitors and provide instant support.

Synonyms

agent
vsbot
  • Specialized
14 6.6

A computer program that works on its own to do tasks for a user or system

focuses more on autonomous action rather than direct online user interaction
chatbot
vsbot
  • Texting
1 3.5

A computer program that talks to people online to answer questions or help them

is a general automated program that performs tasks, gives information, or interacts online

Compounds

chat bot
  • Texting
3.9

A program on a computer or phone that talks with people online

How Autonomous

AI
  • Specialized
186 4.1
agent
  • Specialized
14 6.6
bot
  • Texting
79 3.9
chatbot
  • Texting
1 3.5
autoresponder
  • Texting
2 5.5
script
  • Specialized
70 3.6

Surface Forms

bot singular
bots plural

Etymology

Bot is a short form of robot, and robot comes from the Czech word robota meaning 'forced work'. So a bot is like an automatic 'worker' program that does tasks without a person controlling it all the time.