botnoun [ C ]
uk/bɒt/us/bɑːt/bot noun [ C ] (COMPUTING)
a computer program that works automatically, especially one that searches for and finds information on the internet:
Criminals create networks of bots that roam the internet infecting PCs with malware.
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Computer programming & software
- abandonware
- ad-blocker
- ad-blocking
- adware
- alpha
- analytics
- CD-RW
- compile
- killer app
- LMS
- low-level language
- macro
- mashup
- MS-DOS
- os
- patch
- procedure
- shortcut
- systems analyst
- worm
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bot noun [ C ] (ROBOT)
informal a robot
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Machines - general words
- 3-D printer
- automatic
- backhoe
- cash machine
- cement mixer
- cloud chamber
- compactor
- contraption
- crank
- dehumidifier
- elevator
- humidifier
- lift
- Mk
- mod cons
- plant
- rotor
- selector
- sensitive
- vending machine
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bot noun [ C ] (BODY PART)
UK informal a person's bottom:
Is Kylie's bot the greatest ever?
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The buttocks
- arse
- ass
- back end
- backside
- behind
- booty
- bottom
- bum
- bun
- butt
- buttock
- cheek
- derrière
- fanny
- gluteal
- haunch
- posterior
- tush
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