bot
noun (1)
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variants:
or less commonly bott
Definition of bot
(Entry 1 of 3)
: the larva of a botfly
especially
: one infesting the horse
bot
abbreviationDefinition of bot (Entry 2 of 3)
1
botanical; botanist; botany
2
bottle
3
bottom
4
bought
bot
noun (2)Definition of bot (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: robot
Bennett's referring to … a new police robot. It looks similar to the Albuquerque Bomb Squad robot next to it—both have cameras, an articulated arm, a mechanical gripper, and tank-like treads. But Benett's bot is different; it has brains. — Popular Science
2a
: a computer program that performs automatic repetitive tasks : agent sense 5
Several shopping "bots" will track down prices for on-line merchandise from a variety of vendors.— Sam Vincent Meddis
especially
: one designed to perform a malicious action
These bot programs churn away all day and night, prodding at millions of random IP addresses looking for holes to crawl through. — Jennifer Tanaka
b
: a computer that has been infected with a bot and can be used for malicious purposes as part of a network of infected computers
These proxies then sent instructions to worker bots in set patterns, including templates for spam creation.— Jeff Hecht
3
: a computer program or character (as in a game) designed to mimic the actions of a person
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More Definitions for bot
bot
noun
variants:
also bott \ ˈbät
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Medical Definition of bot
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the larva of a botfly
especially
: one infesting the horse
bot
abbreviationMedical Definition of bot (Entry 2 of 2)
1
botanical; botanist; botany
2
bottle
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