What is TurnitinBot?

TurnitinBot is the official web crawler for Turnitin, a widely used plagiarism detection and academic integrity platform. The bot systematically scans and indexes publicly accessible web pages, collecting content to build a comprehensive database. This database is then used to compare student submissions and academic papers for potential matches, helping educators and institutions detect plagiarism and ensure originality. TurnitinBot respects standard web crawling protocols, such as robots.txt, and is identifiable by its user-agent string. Its primary function is to support Turnitin's core mission of promoting academic honesty by providing a robust reference index for similarity checking.

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