Bot or BOT may refer to:

Sciences

Computing and technology

Chatbot A chatbot (originally chatterbot) is a software application or web interface designed to have textual or spoken conversations. Modern chatbots are typically online and use generative artificial intelligence systems that are capable of main ...

, a computer program that converses in natural language *

Internet bot An Internet bot, web robot, robot, or simply bot, is a software application that runs automated tasks ( scripts) on the Internet, usually with the intent to imitate human activity, such as messaging, on a large scale. An Internet bot plays the ...

, a software application that runs automated tasks (scripts) over the Internet ** Spambot, an internet bot designed to assist in the sending of spam * Internet Relay Chat bot, a set of scripts or an independent program that connects to IRC as a client *

Robot A robot is a machine—especially one Computer program, programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions Automation, automatically. A robot can be guided by an external control device, or the robot control, co ...

, or "bot", a mechanical device that can perform physical tasks *

Social bot A social bot, also described as a social AI or social algorithm, is a software agent that communicates autonomously on social media. The messages (e.g. tweets) it distributes can be simple and operate in groups and various configurations with ...

, a type of chatbot that is employed in social media networks to automatically generate messages **

Twitter bot A Twitter bot or an X bot is a type of software bot that controls a Twitter/X account via the Twitter API. The social bot software may autonomously perform actions such as tweeting, retweeting, liking, following, unfollowing, or direct messagin ...

, a program used to produce automated posts on the Twitter microblogging service * Video game bot, a computer-controlled player or opponent * Wikipedia bot, an internet bot which performs tasks in Wikipedia * Zombie computer, part of a botnet

Biology and medicine

* BOT, base of

tongue The tongue is a Muscle, muscular organ (anatomy), organ in the mouth of a typical tetrapod. It manipulates food for chewing and swallowing as part of the digestive system, digestive process, and is the primary organ of taste. The tongue's upper s ...

, in medicine * Bot, the lesion caused by a

botfly Botflies, also known as warble flies, heel flies, and gadflies, are flies of the family Oestridae. Their larvae are internal parasites of mammals, some species growing in the host's flesh and others within the gut. '' Dermatobia hominis'' is ...

larva * Borderline ovarian tumor, a tumor of the ovaries

Places

* Bni Ounjel Tafraout, a commune in Taounate Province, Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate, Morocco * Bot, Tarragona, a town in Spain * Bot River, South Africa *

Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...

, IOC and FIFA trigram BOT *

British Overseas Territories The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) or alternatively referred to as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are the fourteen dependent territory, territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, ...

, territories under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United Kingdom *

Bucharest Old Town The Old Town is located in the center of Bucharest, Romania, and is known for its nightlife. Ion C. Brătianu Boulevard crosses the historic center from north to south, dividing this area into two approximately equal parts. Also in this perimet ...

People

* Ajaw B'ot, 8th century Maya king of the city of Seibal * Ben Bot, Dutch politician * G. W. Bot, Australian printmaker, sculptor, painter and graphic artist * Jeanne Bot, French

supercentenarian A supercentenarian, sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian, is a person who is 110 or older. This age is achieved by about one in 1,000 centenarians. Supercentenarians typically live a life free of significant age-related diseases until short ...

* Theo Bot, Dutch politician

Brands and enterprises

Bank of Taiwan The Bank of Taiwan (BOT; ) is a commercial bank headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. It was established in 1897-1899 as a Japanese policy institution or "special bank", similarly as the Nippon Kangyo Bank (est. 1897), Hokkaido Takushoku Bank (est. ...

, a bank headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan *

Bank of Tanzania The Bank of Tanzania () is the central bank of the Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania. It is responsible for issuing the national currency, the Tanzanian shilling. The bank was established under the Bank of Tanzania Act 1965. However, in 19 ...

, the central bank of the United Republic of Tanzania *

Bank of Thailand The Bank of Thailand (BOT; Abbreviation, abbr. ธปท.; , ) is the central bank of Thailand. History The Bank of Thailand (BOT) was first set up as the Thai National Banking Bureau. The Bank of Thailand Act was promulgated on 28 April 1942 ...

, the central bank of Thailand * Blue Orange Theatre, an independent theatre in Birmingham, England * Bolt On Technology, an American software development company * The Bank of Tokyo, a defunct Japanese bank now part of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ * Bot, a line of budget desktop PCs manufactured by

Alienware Alienware Corporation is an American computer hardware subsidiary brand, but not of Dell. Their product range is dedicated to gaming computers and accessories and can be identified by their Extraterrestrial life, alien-themed designs. Alienware ...

Business

Balance of trade Balance of trade is the difference between the monetary value of a nation's exports and imports of goods over a certain time period. Sometimes, trade in Service (economics), services is also included in the balance of trade but the official IMF d ...

, difference between the monetary value of exports and imports *

Build–operate–transfer Build–operate–transfer (BOT) or build–own–operate–transfer (BOOT) is a form of project delivery method, usually for large-scale infrastructure projects, wherein a private entity receives a concession (contract), concession from the public ...

, a form of project financing

Sports

* Bobby Orr Trophy, the championship trophy of the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Hockey League * Brava Opening Tournament, a football tournament in Brava, Cape Verde

Transportation

* Air Botswana (ICAO: BOT) * Bosset Airport (IATA: BOT), in Bosset, Papua New Guinea * Bryn Oer Tramway, a narrow gauge railway built in South Wales in 1814

Other uses

*"B.O.T.", a 1986 episode of '' The Transformers'' * Bot caste, a Hindu caste of Nepali origin found in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh * Bot people, or Boto people, a community in Jammu and Kashmir * ''Bot'', short for '' ubosot'', the ordination hall of a Buddhist temple in Thailand * Barn Owl Trust, a charity in Waterleat, Ashburton, Devon, England * Bon Om Touk, the Cambodian Water Festival