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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of chatbot

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

Example Sentences

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But just adding a little chatbot to please investors is not something that will make your users happy.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The university’s 18-month contract with OpenAI to license its ChatGPT chatbot for 460,000 students and 63,000 faculty members and staff expires in July.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Musk’s Grok chatbot is available as both a tool on X and as a standalone service.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Agentic AI systems require different infrastructure than a chatbot, which relies on preset scripts to answer questions.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

It recently played out in public in the form of a Super Bowl ad campaign slyly attacking OpenAI—without naming it—for its decision to include ads in its chatbot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

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