robot: Meaning and Definition of

ro•bot

Pronunciation: (rō'but, -bot), [key]
— n.
  1. a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
  2. a person who acts and responds in a mechanical, routine manner, usually subject to another's will; automaton.
  3. any machine or mechanical device that operates automatically with humanlike skill.
—adj.
  1. operating automatically: a robot train operating between airline terminals.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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