VDict - Definition of agent

agent

networking 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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