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SPAM BOT [2 records]

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Record 1 2024-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • IT Security
CONT

A spammer may ... post on various sites, or implement software known as a spambot. The spambot may be designed to gather email addresses from sources on the Internet so that email can be sent to those people, or create new accounts to send email or post messages on a site. A spambot could also be used to search the Internet for comment sections, guestbooks, wikis, or other forums so it can post a message.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

Le site gère les accès avec un identifiant et un mot de passe et il assure la protection de sécurité contre la récupération des courriels par des robots polluposteurs.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A robotic entity on the Net that automatically performs some function that people usually do.

CONT

WWW search engines support databases created by robotized programs, metaphorically called "spiders," "crawlers" or "worms," that automatically roam hyperlinks seeking new pages.

CONT

The bot is retrieving Web documents, exploring a MUD [multiuser domain], or combating a spam. There are cancelbots, chatterbots, softbots, mailbots, hackbots, spybots, and slothbots.

Key term(s)
  • bot technology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Internet et télématique
OBS

Comparer à «utilitaire de référence» (knowbot) et à «agent intelligent».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inteligencia artificial
  • Internet y telemática
DEF

Programa que sirve principalmente para efectuar tareas simples y repetitivas en internet o simular la conducta humana.

OBS

Bot es un acortamiento válido de robot, [término] empleado en el ámbito de la informática [...]

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