Definition of cancelbot in English:
cancelbot
noun ˈkansəlbɒtˈkansəlˌbät
Computing A program that searches for and deletes specified mailings from Internet newsgroups.
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus, cancelbots which were meant to be a technical solution to net abuse threaten to become a plague.
- Operators of cancelbots take pride in the absolute mechanical nature of the cancellations.
- Cancelbots are powerful and easy to misconfigure, and a misconfigured cancelbot can cause havoc.
- You may not use any of the services or systems to knowingly or recklessly transmit computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, cancelbots, or other destructive programming code.
- We do not make any warranty that the Site or its servers are free from viruses, worms, cancelbots, ‘Trojan Horses’ or anything else that has contaminating or destructive properties.
Origin
1990s: from cancel + bot2.