chatbotn.
/ˈtʃatbɒt/, U.S. /ˈtʃætˌbɑt/ Computing.
A computer program designed to simulate conversation with a human user, usually over the internet; esp. one used to provide information or assistance to the user as part of an automated service. Cf. chatterbot n.In quot. 1994 perhaps not a fixed collocation.
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1994 alt.bbs.first-class 28 Dec. (Usenet newsgroup, accessed 18 Mar. 2020) I know that Cindy's Online Games allows people to play certain games in chat with people, but I'd like to create my own specialized Chat ‘Bot’.
1998 Internet World (Nexis) 1 June A few companies hope ‘chatbots’ will be able to answer enough questions to make themselves valuable.
2019 J. Shane You look like Thing & I love You ii. 37 Even when customers stick to the prescribed topic, chatbots will struggle if the topic is too broad.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1994