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Bots

The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses.

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noun

1
The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses.

noun

1
A physical robot.
2
A piece of software designed to complete a minor but repetitive task automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.
3
A computer-controlled character in a video game, especially a multiplayer one.

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boltsnoun	(mnemonic) Acronym used to remember the essential features of a map: Border, orientation (north arrow), legend, title, scale.
roboticsnoun	The science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application
robotsnoun	a 2005 American animated science fiction adventure comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios, and distributed by 20th Century Fox.
screwsnoun	A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a partially or completely threaded shank, sometimes with a threaded point, and a head used to both hold the top material and to drive the screw either directly into a soft material or into a prepared hole.
zombiesnoun	(stylized as ZOMBIES!!!) a video game adaptation of the popular tile-based board game by Twilight Creations Inc, publisher of the original game.
malwarenoun	(computing) Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.
trojansnoun	the debut single of Australian alternative rock band Atlas Genius.
spambotnoun	(more generally) A bot that sends any type of spam content on the Internet.
monstersnoun	an American syndicated horror anthology television series which originally ran from 1988 to 1991 and reran on the Sci-Fi Channel during the 1990s.
zombifynoun	(transitive, fiction) To turn into a zombie (a member of the living dead or undead).
captchanoun	(computing, Internet) A computerized test requiring the human user to perform a task deemed to be difficult to automate, such as entering a displayed series of distorted characters or describing images, to demonstrate that they are a human and not a computer program.
spammingnoun	(Internet) The act of sending unwanted electronic mail.
virusesnoun	a monthly peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by MDPI covering all aspects of virology.
wormnoun	A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.
phishingnoun	(computing) The malicious act of keeping a false website or sending a false e-mail with the intent of masquerading as a trustworthy entity in order to acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details.
artificial intelligencenoun	(computer science) The branch of computer science dealing with the reproduction or mimicking of human-level intelligence, self-awareness, knowledge, conscience, and thought in computer programs.
hackersnoun	an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois.
sobignoun	The Sobig Worm was a computer worm that infected millions of Internet-connected, Microsoft Windows computers in August 2003.
altsnoun	Application Layer Transport Security is a Google-developed authentication and transport encryption system used for securing remote procedure call within Google machines.
oddjobnoun	Alternative form of odd job. [Temporary employment.]