"/r/obot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: obots [plural]
Etymology: From Robot9000, an open-source chat moderation script created by the American cartoonist and author Randall Munroe, used by the board to temporarily mute members who post content identical to earlier content, used in order to discourage spam and low-effort posting. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=/r/obot}} /r/obot (plural obots)
  1. (Internet slang) A habitual poster on the /r9k/ - ROBOT9001 board on 4chan; a member of the /r9k/ community. Wikipedia link: 4chan, Randall Munroe, Robot9000 Tags: Internet Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-/r/obot-en-noun-vJx0mIhY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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