/ bɒt; NAmE bɑːt/ noun
( computing ) a computer program that performs a particular task again and again many times
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WORD ORIGIN
1980s: shortening of robot .
/ bɒt; NAmE bɑːt/ noun
( computing ) a computer program that performs a particular task again and again many times
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WORD ORIGIN
1980s: shortening of robot .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005