"viewbot" meaning in English

See viewbot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: viewbots [present, singular, third-person], viewbotting [participle, present], viewbotted [participle, past], viewbotted [past]
Etymology: From view + bot. Etymology templates: {{af|en|view|bot}} view + bot Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} viewbot (third-person singular simple present viewbots, present participle viewbotting, simple past and past participle viewbotted)
  1. (Internet, crime) To increase the view count of an Internet video or a livestream by means of visits from bots (automated users). Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Crime, Internet
    Sense id: en-viewbot-en-verb-cuaUHDOD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        {
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            "Justice",
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            "Networking",
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        [
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        [
          "view",
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        [
          "livestream",
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        ]
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        "(Internet, crime) To increase the view count of an Internet video or a livestream by means of visits from bots (automated users)."
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      ],
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        [
          "crime",
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