bot

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see also: BOT

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /bɒt/
• (America) enPR: bŏt, IPA: /bɑt/

Noun

bot (plural bots)

1. The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses.

Translations

• Portuguese: berne
• Russian: личинка

Verb

bot (bots, present participle botting; past and past participle botted)

1. (British, slang) To bugger
2. (Australia, informal) To ask for and be given something with the direct intention of exploiting the thing’s usefulness, almost exclusively with cigarettes.

   Synonyms: bum

   Can I bot a smoke?

   Jonny always bots off me. I just wish he’d get his own pack.

Noun

bot (plural bots)

1. (science fiction, informal) A physical robot.
2. (computing) A piece of software designed to complete a minor but repetitive task automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.
3. (video games) A computer-controlled character in a video game, especially a multiplayer one.

Related terms

• -bot suffix

Translations

• French: robot, bot
• German: Bot
• Portuguese: bot
• Russian: бот
• Spanish: bot

Verb

bot (bots, present participle botting; past and past participle botted)

1. (video games) To use a bot, or automated program.

   Players caught botting will be banned from the server.

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BOT

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Noun

1. Initialism of Build–operate–transfer
2. Abbreviation of Bǽh-oe-tu.

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