bot

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  bot    bot.  

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bot1
noun the larva of a botfly.
– origin C16: prob. of Low Ger. origin.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bot2
noun Computing an autonomous program on a network which can interact with systems or users, especially in the manner of a player in some computer games.
– origin 1980s: shortening of robot.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bot.
abbreviation
  • 1 botanic; botanical; botany.
  • 2 bottle.
  • 3 bought.
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