What is chatbot?

[BonnieBabcock]

What is chatbot. It just showed up on my text contacts.

[DanG92263]

chatbot
definition from
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chatbot /ˈtʃatbɒt /
▸ noun a computer program designed to simulate conversation with human users, especially over the internet:
chatbots often treat conversations like they're a game of tennis: talk, reply, talk, reply.
– ORIGIN 1990s : from chat1 + bot1.