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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Agent \A"gent\, a. [L. agens, agentis p. pr of agere to act akin to Gr ? to lead, Icel. aka to drive, Skr. aj [root]2.] Acting; -- opposed to {patient}, or sustaining, action [Archaic] ``The body agent.'' --Bacon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Agent \A"gent\, n. 1. One who exerts power, or has the power to act an actor. Heaven made us agents, free to good or ill. --Dryden. 2. One who acts for or in the place of another, by authority from him one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor. 3. An active power or cause that which has the power to produce an effect; as a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent; as heat is a powerful agent. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: agent n 1: an active and efficient cause capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents" 2: acts on behalf of other persons or organizations 3: a substance that exerts some force or effect 4: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission [syn: {factor}, {broker}] 5: any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau [syn: {federal agent}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: agentIn the {client-server} model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a {client} or {server}. Especially in the phrase "intelligent agent" it implies some kind of automatic process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans. (1995-04-09)
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