# Knowbot

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A **knowbot** is a kind of [bot](/source/Internet_bot) that automatically collects certain specified information from [web sites](/source/Web_sites).

KNOWBOT is the acronym for Knowledge-Based Object Technology. This term, used as early as 1988[1] and known to have been implemented by December 1989 at the latest[2] describes computer-based objects developed for collecting and storing specific information, to use that information to accomplish a particular 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 a need to train the user in computer technology.

## See also

- [Knowbot Information Service](/source/Knowbot_Information_Service)

- [Web crawler](/source/Web_crawler), a program that visits Web sites and gathers information according to some *generalized* criteria (as opposed to user-specified criteria) and subsequently indexes it[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["THE DIGITAL LIBRARY PROJECT VOLUME 1: The World of Knowbots (DRAFT) - An open architecture for a digital library system and a plan for its development"](http://www.cnri.reston.va.us/kahn-cerf-88.pdf) (PDF).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Archived copy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084329/http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Internet-documents/matrix/services/KIS-id.txt). Archived from [the original](http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Internet-documents/matrix/services/KIS-id.txt) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-30.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["What is knowbot? - Definition from WhatIs.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151119062214/http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/definition/knowbot). Archived from [the original](http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/definition/knowbot) on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-11-04.

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