bot

1
[ bot ]

noun
  1. Digital Technology. a software program that can execute commands, reply to messages, or perform routine tasks, as online searches, either automatically or with minimal human intervention (often used in combination): a social media bot retweeting certain posts;a customer service chatbot to answer product questions.

  2. Informal. a robot.

Origin of bot

1
First recorded in 1985–90; def. 2 first recorded in 1965–70; shortening of robot

Other definitions for bot (2 of 5)

bot2

or bott

[ bot ]

noun
  1. the larva of a botfly.

Origin of bot

2
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; akin to Dutch bot, Frisian dialect botten (plural); further origin unknown

Other definitions for bot (3 of 5)

bot3
[ bot ]

nounAustralian Slang.
  1. a person who cadges; scrounger.

Origin of bot

3
First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps shortening of botfly

Other definitions for bot. (4 of 5)

bot.

abbreviation
  1. botanical.

  2. botanist.

  1. botany.

  2. bottle.

Other definitions for B.O.T. (5 of 5)

B.O.T.

abbreviation
  1. Board of Trade.

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British Dictionary definitions for bot (1 of 5)

bot1

bott

/ (bɒt) /


noun
  1. the larva of a botfly, which typically develops inside the body of a horse, sheep, or man

  2. any similar larva

  1. NZ informal a mild illness in humans

Origin of bot

1
C15: probably from Low German; related to Dutch bot, of obscure origin

British Dictionary definitions for bot (2 of 5)

bot2

/ (bɒt) Australian informal /


verb
  1. to scrounge or borrow

  2. (intr often foll by on) to scrounge (from); impose (on)

noun
  1. a scrounger

  2. on the bot wanting to scrounge: he's on the bot for a cigarette

Origin of bot

2
C20: perhaps from botfly, alluding to the creature's bite; see bite (sense 12)

British Dictionary definitions for bot (3 of 5)

bot3

/ (bɒt) /


noun
  1. computing an autonomous computer program that performs time-consuming tasks, esp on the internet

Origin of bot

3
C20: from (ro) bot

British Dictionary definitions for BOT (4 of 5)

BOT

abbreviation for
  1. Board of Trade

British Dictionary definitions for bot. (5 of 5)

bot.

abbreviation for
  1. botanical

  2. botany

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Scientific definitions for bot

bot

[ bŏt ]


  1. A software program that imitates the behavior of a human, as by querying search engines or participating in chatroom discussions.

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