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Knowbot

 
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(computer science) A program which, when given a request, searches and retrieves information on the Internet. Also known as intelligent agent, knowledge robot.


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(KNOWledge roBOT) A Unix-based system for software agents that roam a distributed network, such as the Internet, in order to gather or distribute information. Developed by the Corporation for National Research Initiatives, Reston, VA www.cnri.reston.va.us) and written in Python, the Knowbot Operating System is server software that hosts and interacts with the Knowbot mobile agents.

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A knowbot is a kind of bot that collects information by automatically gathering certain specified information from web sites.

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A knowbot is an abbreviation for knowledge robot.

KNOWBOT is the acronym for Knowledge-Based Object Technology. The term was coined in 1992 by Ronald T. Carr of the United States of America to describe the computer-based objects he developed for the purpose of collecting and storing specific information, with the intention of using that information to accomplish a specific task, and to enable sharing that information with other objects or processes. An early use of knowbots was to provide a computerized assistant to users to complete redundant detailed tasks without the need to explain or train the user in computer technology.

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This article was originally based on material from the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, which is licensed under the GFDL.


 
 
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