chat·bot

(chăt′bŏt′)

A bot that mimics human conversation, either surreptitiously as for the purpose of phishing, or openly as in an automated customer-service capacity.

[chat + bot.]

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chatbot

(ˈtʃætˌbɒt)

(Computer Science) a computer program in the form of a virtual e-mail correspondent that can reply to messages from computer users

[C20: from chat¹ + (ro)bot]

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