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bot 1 |bt|
noun
the larva of the botfly, which is an internal parasite of animals. It lives typically in the stomach, finally passing out in the dung and pupating on the ground.
ORIGIN early 16th cent.: probably of Low German origin.

bot 2
noun
(chiefly in science fiction) a robot.
Computing an autonomous program on a network (esp. the Internet) that can interact with computer systems or users, esp. one designed to respond or behave like a player in an adventure game.

ORIGIN 1980s: shortening of robot .
-bot
combining form
used to form nouns denoting a computer program or robot with a very specific function : fembot | adbot.

ORIGIN from robot.