/ ˈkænslbɒt; NAmE -bɑːt/ noun
( computing ) a program that can find and remove messages that groups of people on the Internet do not want to receive
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WORD ORIGIN
1990s: from cancel + bot (short for robot).
/ ˈkænslbɒt; NAmE -bɑːt/ noun
( computing ) a program that can find and remove messages that groups of people on the Internet do not want to receive
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WORD ORIGIN
1990s: from cancel + bot (short for robot).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005