That may differ from site to site. For example, ew.wiki distinguishes 3 types of "bots" (or automated editing):
1. Assisted bot - the user is present when the bot operates and must approve each edit manually (for example by viewing "Show preview").
2. Supervised bot - it edits on its own, but operator is present and monitors its contribs.
3. Unsupervised - true bot, runs fully on its own.

Type 1. "bots" do not require approval in general (and are treated mostly like fully manual editing), as long as the operator follows several guidelines. What Purodha describes falls under this category for me.

Regards,
    Misza

2007/6/9, Andre Engels <andreengels@gmail.com >:
2007/6/5, toolserver-l.wikipedia.org@publi.purodha.net
< toolserver-l.wikipedia.org@publi.purodha.net >:
> My reply in short - more elaborate on http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discussioni_utente:Brownout#Bot_flag_on_it.wikipedia
>
> - This is neither a bot, nor a bot account.
>   Everything is handled manually.
>   Some edits may be performed by a program on rare occasions.
>   I pre-approve and confirm every such edit, after having seen
>   each page involved,
>   so it is merely a way to safe myself some typing, or copying
>   and pasting.

"Using a program to safe yourself some typing or copying and pasting"
- in my book that's using a bot.

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