spokesdroid

Definitions

A robot spokesman.

Examples

“New Coke bombed out (just like⟳ its spokesdroid, Max Headroom), old Coke was remarketed as Coke Classic, and the overall market share⟳ of the two combined — with Classic at Number⟳ 1 and New Coke at Number⟳ 10 — wound up greater than in the first place⟳.”

“I must confess that I was half-asleep by the time the robot philosopher denounced us as non-sapient automata, sparing only half my left eye to speed-read Minsky's Society of Mind⟳ for clues; in any event, I woke up in time for the next talk⟳, a panel discussion. Someone had rounded up an original stalwart of the Free Software Foundation to talk⟳ about the rise⟳ and demise of Microsoft. There was, of course, a Microsoft spokesdroid present⟳ to defend⟳ the company's historic record⟳.”

“Visitors to the museum are greeted by R.A.D., the Robot Against Drugs, who was once the Border⟳ Patrol's spokesdroid educating children on the dangers of drug abuse.”

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