softbot

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Etymology[edit]

software +‎ -bot

Noun[edit]

softbot (plural softbots)

  1. (computing) A computer program that acts on behalf of a user or another program.
    • 1998, Michael N. Huhns, Readings in Agents, page 77:
      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.