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[Sava]

The Borg are cybernetic organisms, not robots.

The only person to say "robot" is you.

Technically speaking, the borg could correctly be referred to as "bots". Bots can be software. Conceivably, a borg could be programmed to spamme internet forums, for instance.

But that's pretty weak. This is as far as I will go defending that.

[Colonâ„¢]

The only person to say "robot" is you.

The Wiki says it's short for robot. Do not question the Wiki.

[Sava]

a computer program that does automated tasks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bot

I accept your apology.

[Colonâ„¢]

That's pretty damn selective. You didn't even add that your definition refers to "internet bot".

Further below, we see this:

Robot, mechanical device that can perform physical tasks

And even when it comes to internet bots.

An Internet bot, also known as web robot, WWW robot or simply bot, is a software application that runs automated tasks over the Internet. Typically, bots perform tasks that are both simple and structurally repetitive, at a much higher rate than would be possible for a human alone. The largest use of bots is in web spidering, in which an automated script fetches, analyses and files information from web servers at many times the speed of a human. Each server can have a file called robots.txt, containing rules for the spidering of that server that the bot is supposed to obey or be removed.

In addition to their uses outlined above, bots may also be implemented where a response speed faster than that of humans is required (e.g., gaming bots and auction-site robots) or less commonly in situations where the emulation of human activity is required, for example chat bots.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_bot

It's pretty clear that "bot" refers to robot.

Moreover, Flameflash quite clearly had mechanical devices in mind when he spoke of the Borg, instead of the cybernetic organisms they are.

I accept your unconditional surrender.

[FlameFlash]

Given how hive mind and "resistence is futile" and whatnot they're more machine than man now... (see how I just crossed the genres and streams?)