chatbot

noun

chat·​bot ˈchat-ˌbät How to pronounce chatbot (audio)
plural chatbots
: a bot (see bot entry 1 sense 3) that is designed to converse with human beings
Chatbots … have been around for years, mostly to answer generic questions over the phone or on a website.Dalvin Brown
The challenge is to create a chatbot that can converse coherently and engagingly with humans on popular topics for 20 minutes.Marc Saltzman

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Consider common points of frustration: • An AI chatbot doesn’t understand a specific question or a complex scenario. Natalie Ruiz, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 And students that used the chatbot to help brainstorm often used metaphors that described the technology as a guide. Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2025 Live chat isn't available, but Otter’s chatbot can provide helpful tips and troubleshooting steps. PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025 For example, many retailers and organizations have already deployed gen AI-powered chatbots. Alexandra Pastore, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chatbot

Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chatbot was in 1994

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“Chatbot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chatbot. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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chatbot

noun
chat·​bot
ˈchat-ˌbät
: a bot that is designed to converse with human beings
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