robo call
n.— «In the city, an automated message from Mayor Martin O’Malley—a “robo call,” his office termed it—alerted seniors to their options regarding relief from the heat.» —“Nation in grip of record hot spell” by Justin Fenton Baltimore Sun (Md.) July 27, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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