Wikipedia:Types of bots

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Below is a categorization of possible useful Wikipedia bots. None of these possibilities are necessarily recommended or implemented.

Examples of actual bots used on Wikipedia can be found at history of Wikipedia bots.

Some bots are vandals, and they are called vandalbots. Learn more about them at Wikipedia:Vandalism and m:Vandalbot.