softbot

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noun

A computer program that acts on behalf of a user or another program.

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Meanings

nounsoftbot (plural softbots)

plural softbots

  1. computingA 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

Origin

From software + -bot.

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APA

softbot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/softbot

MLA

“softbot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/softbot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “softbot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/softbot.

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