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Agent

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An agent is an entity with an ontological commitment and agenda of its own.

The term originated in philosophy.

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The term is also used in computer science to refer to pieces of autonomous, or semi-autonomous, computer software. Examples: user agent, mail transfer agent, software agent, SNMP agent, Semantic Web, DAML.

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