What Does Bot Mean
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What Does BOT Mean?
BOT means “Robot Player” and “Back On Topic. ”
Robot Player
In this context, BOT is actually an abbreviation of the word “Robot. ” In gaming, it refers to a “Robot Player, ” i. e., an NPC (Non-Player Character) controlled by the game.
Depending on the game, players may compete against or work with BOTs. They may also be able to choose the difficulty of the BOTs they wish to play against.
Back On Topic
BOT is also used in messaging, with the meaning “Back On Topic. ” In this context, BOT indicates that the sender wishes to return to the point of the conversation.
Summary of Key Points
“Robot Player” is the most common definition for BOT on online gaming platforms (such as Discord) and on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
BOT
Definition:Robot Player
Type:Abbreviation
Guessability:2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:
Adults and Teenagers
“Back On Topic” is another definition for BOT.
Definition:Back On Topic
Guessability:
4: Difficult to guess
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Is “bot” just a random insult? – Gameplay – World of Tanks EU Forum
#1
Posted 22 April 2019 – 10:22 AM
Private
Player
15366
battles
21
Member since:
05-03-2011
Honest question: I hear a lot of people complaining in chat about “bots”. Is that just an insult for bad players, like “tomato” or “noob”, or does somebody really think that a significant number of tanks are played not by a human player, but by some sort of bot program?
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Solstad1069
#2
Posted 22 April 2019 – 10:25 AM
Brigadier
53265
4, 088
06-15-2013
Its more about playing like a bot than actual bot programs.
barison1
#3
Posted 22 April 2019 – 10:28 AM
Lieutenant Сolonel
54906
3, 442
[-GLO-]
01-14-2012
the insult ‘bot’ became pretty common to call out anyone performing bad or making mistakes or just being alive
Edited by barison1, 22 April 2019 – 10:28 AM.
Exskelibur
#4
Posted 22 April 2019 – 10:33 AM
Staff Sergeant
22887
409
[HE-JA]
07-21-2018
Naah, a bot is anybody who doesn’t do what you want them to do. For instance if you’re hugging the mapborder with your [edited]in your heavy TD and you want that LT to scout, but he doesn’t want to because you will never be able to target his spots, that makes him a you assure him that you WILL kill his spots, and he scouts, then you find out that you’re not in position to target his spots and he dies, THAT makes him a the difference there?
NekoPuffer_PPP
#5
Posted 22 April 2019 – 10:52 AM
Lieutenant General
39341
7, 111
[VRTC]
09-13-2013
Short answer: answer: It’s a term the community has grown used to using as a way of expressing their dissatisfaction with a certain player on their team, and is an effective alternative to calling someone, I can’t say that here.
Balc0ra
#6
Posted 22 April 2019 – 10:53 AM
Field Marshal
85154
27, 668
[WALL]
07-10-2012
A bot 6 years ago is not the same as a bot ‘s more or less used vs someone who don’t do what they want them to do. As I get called it when I don’t help someone yolo a 1 vs 6, or did not go cap when there was no need for it. But it also used vs players who just sits in base waiting for damage to come to him. Thus you might at well play with bots the way they play etc.
Suurpolskija
#7
Posted 22 April 2019 – 10:59 AM
Captain
24660
2, 383
01-26-2016
An actual bot would actually have waypoints and would shoot at targets, so yeah, it’s just an insult. Towards bots and their programmers.
Edited by Suurpolskija, 22 April 2019 – 10:59 AM.
seXikanac
#8
Posted 22 April 2019 – 11:10 AM
Second Lieutenant
18817
1, 135
[-YU-]
09-27-2012
Vilmetzy, on 22 April 2019 – 10:22 AM, said:
Any insult should be reported. Period.
Dorander
#9
Posted 22 April 2019 – 11:17 AM
21025
6, 042
05-07-2012
Incidentally doesn’t it strike anyone else as ironic that “bot” is used as a slur against “people who don’t do what you want them to do”? I think that really contradicts the functionality of an actual bot. But yeah, the only times people still seem to use “bot” in its actual meaning is when they’re putting their tinfoil hats on and claim that all the people around us aren’t really players but Wargaming bots, created to give the illusion that the player population isn’t dropping. Which is funny, because data out there still shows that the player population is dropping overall so they’re not introducing enough bots for some reason.
Wintermute_1
#10
Posted 22 April 2019 – 11:22 AM
61750
3, 368
11-25-2013
Imo its very difficult to tell in-game if a tank is being controlled by a program, which is why the term ‘bot’ has become more associated with tanks that don’t move or fire very some people just use it as a standard insult.
Homer_J
#11
Posted 22 April 2019 – 11:30 AM
Moderator
35628
40, 461
[WJDE]
09-03-2010
Solstad1069, on 22 April 2019 – 10:25 AM, said:
I don’t understand why a bot would be bad. A bot wouldn’t get distracted, or tunnel vision, would be able to fight and watch the minimap, would have perfect aim, know every weakspot, be able to work out the exact best angle to bounce anything the insult should be playing like a human.
MeetriX
#12
Posted 22 April 2019 – 11:31 AM
37622
6, 938
[_ACE]
08-12-2012
Dorander, on 22 April 2019 – 11:17 AM, said:
Incidentally doesn’t it strike anyone else as ironic that “bot” is used as a slur against “people who don’t do what you want them to do”? I think that really contradicts the functionality of an actual bot.
But yeah, the only times people still seem to use “bot” in its actual meaning is when they’re putting their tinfoil hats on and claim that all the people around us aren’t really players but Wargaming bots, created to give the illusion that the player population isn’t dropping. Which is funny, because data out there still shows that the player population is dropping overall so they’re not introducing enough bots for some reason.
That’s because people copy paste words from the net without understanding.
Shad0wize
#13
Posted 22 April 2019 – 11:40 AM
13108
350
03-12-2014
It is regarded as an insult due to the fact that whenever you’re firmly convinced said user is a bot he tends to write in chat and cuss at nerally speaking people are genuinely convinced that no human could be that blatantly stupid at certain tiers. In most cases a bot program would, in fact be much better and quite suitable than having such a player in-game. Honestly some players would be better off driving in a random spot on the map and then going afk, their passive spotting ability can prove itself useful, enemies can be greedy and try to drain their health pool resulting in better results for yourself and at least that way since he didn’t suicide in said player might prove himself useful. They tend to be more useful that way. I have high regards for the game, I believe people are playing it with the race car mods for a pc, pushing pedals to drive forwards, backwards and rotate, using a steering wheel to aim and honking to shoot. And that’s just the most polite way to describe it…
AlphaBot_
#14
Posted 22 April 2019 – 11:43 AM
2043
387
02-03-2019
bot it just another word for noob in this game
AvengerOrion
#15
Posted 22 April 2019 – 12:04 PM
29474
1, 399
12-21-2013
I can call players who refuse to do anything useful* after pressing “play” something else if you I don’t think you are going to like the result and you might want to buy a medical dictionary. *using WASD keys and mouse functions.
Edited by AvengerOrion, 22 April 2019 – 12:07 PM.
hmrc
#16
Posted 22 April 2019 – 12:21 PM
Sergeant
250
239
05-22-2013
It’s certainly used in WoT as a derogatory term instead of its more traditional meaning of a program that plays the game. Then again it could be worse, look what happened to troll when mass media starting using it. Blood Ninja was a troll and that didn’t mean he sent death threats to people he didn’t like.
Sfinski
#17
Posted 22 April 2019 – 12:36 PM
42185
3, 468
[EDITS]
09-26-2013
To some bot is a compliment as there are many who play worse than simple bot program would.
LincolnTank
#18
Posted 22 April 2019 – 01:20 PM
Warrant Officer
15530
628
[T-D-U]
11-17-2015
When i see insults I automatically wonder if that person is like the fat comic store guy from The Simpson’s. I laugh at these toxic people. Before I routinely disabled chat I frequently reminded them that the game is just pixels
JocMeister
#19
Posted 22 April 2019 – 02:36 PM
Major
30791
2, 971
[-MM]
08-03-2015
Sadly the real computer bots in this game are better than the average WoT player.
#20
Posted 22 April 2019 – 02:57 PM
JocMeister, on 22 April 2019 – 02:36 PM, said:
Last year’s halloween event did proof that pretty well, as far as it wasn’t proven already.
Edited by AvengerOrion, 22 April 2019 – 02:57 PM.
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What is a bot? | Bot definition | Cloudflare
What is a bot?
A bot is a software application that is programmed to do certain tasks. Bots are automated, which means they run according to their instructions without a human user needing to manually start them up every time. Bots often imitate or replace a human user’s behavior. Typically they do repetitive tasks, and they can do them much faster than human users could.
Bots usually operate over a network; more than half of Internet traffic is bots scanning content, interacting with webpages, chatting with users, or looking for attack targets. Some bots are useful, such as search engine bots that index content for search or customer service bots that help users. Other bots are “bad” and are programmed to break into user accounts, scan the web for contact information for sending spam, or perform other malicious activities. If it’s connected to the Internet, a bot will have an associated IP address.
Bots can be:
Chatbots: Bots that simulate human conversation by responding to certain phrases with programmed responses
Web crawlers (Googlebots): Bots that scan content on webpages all over the Internet
Social bots: Bots that operate on social media platforms
Malicious bots: Bots that scrape content, spread spam content, or carry out credential stuffing attacks
What is malicious bot activity?
Any automated actions by a bot that violate a website owner’s intentions, the site’s Terms of Service, or the site’s rules for bot behavior can be considered malicious. Bots that attempt to carry out cybercrime, such as identity theft or account takeover, are also “bad” bots. While some of these activities are illegal, bots do not have to break any laws to be considered malicious.
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Malicious bot activity includes:
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DoS or DDoS attacks
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Spam content
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To carry out these attacks and disguise the source of the attack traffic, bad bots may be distributed in a botnet, meaning copies of the bot are running on multiple devices, often without the knowledge of the device owners. Because each device has its own IP address, botnet traffic comes from tons of different IP addresses, making it more difficult to identify and block the source of the malicious bot traffic.
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Frequently Asked Questions about what does bot mean
What does BOT slang mean?
BOT means “Robot Player” and “Back On Topic.”
What does BOT mean in social media?
Broadly speaking, social media bots are automated programs used to engage in social media. These bots behave in an either partially or fully autonomous fashion, and are often designed to mimic human users. While benevolent social media bots exist, many social media bots are used in dishonest and nefarious ways.
What does BOT mean as an insult?
the insult ‘bot’ became pretty common to call out anyone performing bad or making mistakes or just being alive.Apr 22, 2019