the word meaning of 'bot'

i saw somebody say 'bot' in an on-line chatting room. What does it mean by that word? is it a offensive word or something? or is it a newly- created one?
is it used often among the natives?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i saw somebody say 'bot' in an on-line chatting room. What does it mean by that word? is it a offensive word or something? or is it a newly- created one?
is it used often among the natives?

Are you sure it wasn't "bod"?
I don't know about "bot" but "bod" is short for "body" (n) and quite often a nice looking body too...or it can also be an abbreviation of the word "bodacious" (adj).
Young men will often say "that chick has got a great bod" it means she has a great body (usually implying large breasts).
Nothing offensive...just someone with an outstanding body!

[shane]

'Bot', when used online, usually refers to an automatic script. A 'chatbot' is a prewritten script that enables one to chat to a computer, rather than another person.

Chat with one here.

A 'spambot' is a script that automatically sends out 'spam' emails.

Hope that helps! :)

[Tdol]

Presumablyfrom 'robot'.

[Red5]

Originally Posted by tdol

Presumablyfrom 'robot'.

bot2 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (bt)
n.
A software program that imitates the behavior of a human, as by querying search engines or participating in chatroom or IRC discussions.

From: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=bot&r=67