"Twitterbot" meaning in All languages combined

See Twitterbot on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Twitterbots [plural]
Etymology: From Twitter + -bot. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Twitter|bot}} Twitter + -bot Head templates: {{en-noun}} Twitterbot (plural Twitterbots)
  1. A program used to produce automated posts on the microblogging service Twitter; by extension, a Twitter account featuring posts produced by such a program. Wikipedia link: Twitterbot Categories (topical): Twitter

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2014 July, Pax Rasmussen, “News and ideas for a healthier, more sustainable future”, in Catalyst Magazine, volume 33, number 7, page 12:",
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