What is BOT in tf2?

[Shakeel]

I just joined a game and instead of where it shows the ping it says BOT

 

[Shakeel]

Maybe he has genuinely never come accross bots before, though I find that hard to believe.

It is an AI controlled character, not a person and it is run from the server so has no ping.

ah ok thanx.

 

[Shakeel]

means get out of there n00b and find some real people to play with, i hate that when i join one of these without noticing and find im doing unusually well then read the 'BOT' when i check the board i just think MY TIME HAS BEEN WASTED!

so are the names made up? beucase sometimes i have played with those guys without it saying bot