Definition of bot

botnoun

con bot

/bɒt//bɑːt/

The term "bot" originated in the 1960s in the context of Games, Engineering, and Early Computing. It was first used as an abbreviation for "robot" in the 1960s in Canadian and American English. In the early 1960s, the term "bot" was used in the context of early computer games, such as the 1962 game "OXO," which was played against a computer opponent. The word "bot" was short for "robber," a type of artificial opponent in the game. In the 1980s, the term "bot" gained popularity in the context of online games, such as text-based Multi-User Dungeons (MUDs). These online games featured artificially intelligent characters, which were often referred to as "bots." The term "bot" has since become a widely-used term to describe software programs that perform automated tasks, such as web crawlers, chatbots, and virtual assistants.

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a computer program that runs automated tasks over the internet

một chương trình máy tính chạy các tác vụ tự động qua internet

Example:
  • Developers can program bots to provide anything from automated subscriptions to content such as weather and traffic updates.

    Các nhà phát triển có thể lập trình bot để cung cấp mọi thứ, từ đăng ký tự động đến nội dung như cập nhật thời tiết và giao thông.

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a robot

một con rô-bốt

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a computer program that creates fake social media accounts and communicates with other users

một chương trình máy tính tạo ra các tài khoản mạng xã hội giả mạo và giao tiếp với những người dùng khác

Example:
  • It's becoming harder and harder to detect which accounts are real and which are bots.

    Ngày càng khó để phát hiện tài khoản nào là thật và tài khoản nào là bot.

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