chatbot

American

[chat-bot] / ˈtʃætˌbɒt /

noun

Digital Technology.

a computer program designed to respond with conversational or informational replies to verbal or written messages from users.

chatbot British

/ ˈtʃætˌbɒt /

noun

a computer program in the form of a virtual e-mail correspondent that can reply to messages from computer users

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Etymology

Origin of chatbot

First recorded in 1990–95; chat ( def. ) + bot ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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I wanted to move ChatGPT’s observations to my current favored chatbot, Claude.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

No one was injured in the incident, and the firm behind the popular ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot would not confirm if the CEO was home at the time.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The company said it was not meant to be for "diagnosis or treatment", but 230 million people ask its chatbot questions about their health and wellbeing every week.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“As always,” the legal employee battling the chatbot said, “I ended up just using my real, actual brain.”

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

Anthropic expects to cross that line next year, though other costs are expected to keep the Claude chatbot parent in the red on a pretax earnings basis also until 2029.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

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