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robot |
3 definitions found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: robot n : a mechanism that can move automatically [syn: {automaton}, {golem}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: robot n. See {bot}. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: robot 1.A mechanical device for performing a task which might otherwise be done by a human, e.g. spraying paint on cars. See also {cybernetics}. 2. An {IRC} or {MUD} user who is actually a program. On IRC, typically the robot provides some useful service. Examples are {NickServ}, which tries to prevent random users from adopting {nick}s already claimed by others and MsgServ which allows one to send {asynchronous} messages to be delivered when the recipient signs on Also common are "annoybots", such as KissServ which perform no useful function except to send cute messages to other people. Service robots are less common on {MUD}s; but some others such as the Julia" robot active in 1990--91, have been remarkably impressive {Turing test} experiments, able to pass as human for as long as ten or fifteen minutes of conversation. 3. {spider}. [{Jargon File}] (1996-03-23)
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