bots

American

[bots] / bɒts /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.

bots British

/ bɒts /

noun

(functioning as singular) a digestive disease of horses and some other animals caused by the presence of botfly larvae in the stomach

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Etymology

Origin of bots

First recorded in 1780–90; plural of bot ²; -s ³

Example Sentences

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Think of agents as autonomous digital bots that roam up and down a company probing and executing its business process.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company will ramp up mass production of Coco 2 this summer, Rash said, aiming to produce 1,000 bots each month.

From Los Angeles Times

Sam Altman’s project to help humans distinguish themselves from bots is increasingly banking on household names to sell its far-out concept.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The public doesn’t really differentiate between individual bots,” he told me.

From Los Angeles Times

The rise of independent AI agents means a single human entrepreneur could be aided by thousands, or millions of such bots, said Steve Jang, founder and managing partner of Kindred Ventures.

From The Wall Street Journal

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