"softbot" meaning in All languages combined

See softbot on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: softbots [plural]
Etymology: software + -bot Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|software|bot}} software + -bot Head templates: {{en-noun}} softbot (plural softbots)
  1. (computing) A computer program that acts on behalf of a user or another program. Wikipedia link: Software agent Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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