Dictionary

antibot en · NOUN · etymology 1

Meanings

1. A series of small plates fitted to crampons to prevent the buildup of snow.
   • Consider adding antibot plates if you hike when balling up is a frequent problem[…] 2005, Craig Connally, The Mountaineering Handbook:
   • Care must be taken to mitigate the impact of warm snow balling up underneath crampons, making them more prone to slipping[…]“Anti-bot” plates on crampons help a lot[…] 2018, Accidents in North American Climbing 2018, The American Alpine Club:

Forms

antibot en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English bot English antibot From anti- + bot.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Working to combat or defend against bots, especially malicious or disruptive ones.
   • If a bunch of bots all follow an account at the same time, or report the account as spam, this can trigger an account suspension. In this way Twitter's antispam and antibot tools are weaponized to create additional friction for the legitimate use of the service by targeted users. 2019, Nicholas Diakopoulos, Automating the News: How Algorithms Are Rewriting the Media, page 172: