antibot

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

antibot (plural antibots)

1. A series of small plates fitted to crampons to prevent the buildup of snow.
   • 2005, Craig Connally, The Mountaineering Handbook:

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

   • 2018, Accidents in North American Climbing 2018, The American Alpine Club:

     Care must be taken to mitigate the impact of warm snow balling up underneath crampons, making them more prone to slipping […] “Anti-bot” plates on crampons help a lot […]

Alternative forms

• anti-bot
• antibott, anti-bott

Etymology 2

From anti- +‎ bot.

Adjective

antibot (not comparable)

1. (computing) Working to combat or defend against bots, especially malicious or disruptive ones.
   • 2019, Nicholas Diakopoulos, Automating the News: How Algorithms Are Rewriting the Media, page 172:

     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.