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softbot

softbot noun: a computer program that acts on behalf of a user or another program.

Noun

softbot (plural softbots)

  1. A computer program that acts on behalf of a user or another program.
    • The Internet Softbot (software robot) is a fully implemented AI agent developed at the University of Washington. […] For example, the softbot but use netfind to determine David McAllester's email address.1998, Michael N. Huhns, Readings in Agents, page 77

Forms of softbot

pluralsoftbots

Origin of softbot

From software + -bot.

Questions about softbot

What does softbot mean?
Softbot means a computer program that acts on behalf of a user or another program.
What part of speech is softbot?
Softbot is a noun.
What is the plural of softbot?
The plural of softbot is softbots.

Words near softbot in the dictionary

  1. softboard
  2. softboards
  3. softboi
  4. softboiled
  5. softbois
  6. softbot
  7. softbots
  8. softbottom
  9. softbottoms
  10. softbound
  11. softbox

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