Twitterbot
Twitterbot noun: a program used to produce automated posts on the microblogging service Twitter; by extension, a Twitter account featuring posts produced by such a program.
Noun
Twitterbot (plural Twitterbots)
- A program used to produce automated posts on the microblogging service Twitter; by extension, a Twitter account featuring posts produced by such a program.
- Automated Twitterbots collected all tweets related to the trial – marked by the posters with the tag '#spectrial' – and distributed them as a central feed for anyone who wished to follow the debate in real time.2013, James Allen-Robertson, Digital Culture Industry: A History of Digital Distribution, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 1
- Even better, they've set up a Twitterbot: Just send a tweet with a bike's serial number to @ISITSTOLEN and the bot will check both sites, and report back!2014 July, Pax Rasmussen, “News and ideas for a healthier, more sustainable future”, in Catalyst Magazine, volume 33, number 7, page 12
Forms of Twitterbot
| plural | Twitterbots |
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Origin of Twitterbot
From Twitter + -bot.
Questions about Twitterbot
- What does Twitterbot mean?
- Twitterbot means a program used to produce automated posts on the microblogging service Twitter; by extension, a Twitter account featuring posts produced by such a program.
- What part of speech is Twitterbot?
- Twitterbot is a noun.
- What is the plural of Twitterbot?
- The plural of Twitterbot is Twitterbots.
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