Meaning & use
Botting
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Using automated software programs (bots) to perform repetitive tasks online, often in video games, ticket sales, or social media, typically to gain an unfair advantage.
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The game's developers banned several accounts caught botting for in-game currency.
Botting on ticket sites lets resellers snap up seats before real fans can buy them.
A note on using this word
"Botting" is frequently frowned upon or explicitly banned in online games and marketplaces because it gives users an advantage that undermines fair play.
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