softbot en · NOUN
Etymology
From software + -bot.
Meanings
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| softbots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |