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knowbot, n. Computing.
Brit. |ˈnəʊbɒt|, U.S. |ˈnoʊˌbɑt|
[Blend of know v. and robot n. Compare -bot comb. form Affix 2.]
A program designed to search through large numbers of databases and retrieve information from the Internet without the user having to direct it. Cf. infobot n.
A proprietary name in the United States.
1988A. Kahn & V. Cerf Digital Libr. Project Vol. 1: World of Knowbots iii. 60 A Knowbot is an active program capable of operating in its native software environment... Knowbots act as the primary medium of communication and interaction between various major components of the Digital Library System. 1998P. F. Hamilton Lightstorm i. 5 We all know how to format a knowbot to browse public information sites... So why haven't I found out what it is? 2001Library Trends Fall 221 Heckart.., extrapolating from the current functionality of advanced ‘intelligent agent’ and ‘knowbot’ systems, predicts a future for the emerging digital library in which machine help will replace human help. 2006G. Bhojaraju in T. A. Babu & L. S. Ramaiah Developing Cyber Libraries 218 The user of the future will be technologically literate and may merely need the strategic advice of a professional..as well as the third-party utilities such as knowbots and gophers. |