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Bot

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000129

An autonomous program on a network, especially the Internet, that interacts with systems or users. Bots perform automated tasks, which can be either beneficial, such as web crawlers for search engines, or malicious, like those used in denial-of-service attacks. Malicious bots can compromise system security or spread spam.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000129
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectInternet
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000129",
  "term": "Bot",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "An autonomous program on a network, especially the Internet, that interacts with systems or users. Bots perform automated tasks, which can be either beneficial, such as web crawlers for search engines, or malicious, like those used in denial-of-service attacks. Malicious bots can compromise system security or spread spam.",
  "subject": "Internet",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/bot/"
}

Record 144 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.