Antibot

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A series of small plates fitted to crampons to prevent the buildup of snow.

    "Consider adding antibot plates if you hike when balling up is a frequent problem[…]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Working to combat or defend against bots, especially malicious or disruptive ones. not-comparable

    "If a bunch of bots all follow an account at the same time, or report the account as spam, this can trigger an account suspension. In this way Twitter's antispam and antibot tools are weaponized to create additional friction for the legitimate use of the service by targeted users."

Example

More examples

"Consider adding antibot plates if you hike when balling up is a frequent problem[…]"

Etymology

From anti- + bot.

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