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chatbot

American  
[chat-bot] / ˈtʃætˌbɒt /

noun

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


chatbot British  
/ ˈtʃætˌbɒt /

noun

  1. 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. )


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The company didn’t disclose an absolute booking count, so it’s too early to say how much business the chatbot is taking from established travel websites.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Its latest moves include a criminal probe into OpenAI launched in April after reviewing communications between the suspected gunman in a 2025 fatal shooting at Florida State University and ChatGPT, the company’s chatbot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

The 335-page document included fresh details of how the Claude chatbot owner makes money, what it spends that money on and who it is controlled by.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

SpaceX credited new cloud services agreements, wider adoption of its Grok chatbot and its acquisition of Cursor, an artificial intelligence coding startup.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

A plot twist in the series premiere centers on Olivia discovering her former boss trained “Daisy,” an unauthorized AI companion chatbot created by S-Talk, by using her voice and personality without her knowledge or consent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

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