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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]:
agent
In 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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