Agent
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An agent is either:
an entity who is capable of action someone (or something) who acts on behalf of another person.
[edit] In law
Agent (law): a person authorised to act on behalf of another person
Patent agent, or patent attorney, a professional who represents and advises another in the assessment, securing and maintaining of intellectual property rights, with particular reference to patent rights. Tuition agent, a person who represents a tuition agency in searching for suitable tutors for students. Literary agent, a person who represents a writer Theatrical agent Booking agent Sports agent, a professional who represents an athlete Talent agent, a person who finds jobs for actors, models, and other people in various entertainment businesses. Press agent, publicist who acts on behalf of a client on all matters involving public relations Foreign agent, someone registered with the U.S. Justice Department as mandated by the Foreign Agents Registration Act Travel agent, makes vacation and travel arrangements Real estate broker, or real estate agent Yacht broker, or yacht agent Yacht charter broker, or yacht charter agent
[edit] In espionage and law enforcement
Secret agent, a spy Double agent, in spying Special agent, generally, a federal criminal or non-criminal investigator or detective. Agent provocateur, a person assigned to provoke unrest, violence, debate, or argument by or within a group while acting as a member of the group but covertly representing the interests of another
[edit] In economics
Agent (economics) Homo economicus Rational agent Agent-Based Computational Economics Representative agent
[edit] In chemistry and warfare:
Agent Orange, a herbicide Biological agent, an infectious disease that can be used in biological warfare Chemical warfare agent, classified by their effect and include:
[edit] In linguistics
Agent (grammar), one of the thematic roles: the participant of a situation that carries out an action. Replaces "subject" in placement typology. Agent noun (or nomen agentis), one of the derivatemes (a topic from linguistic morphology)
[edit] In computer science
Software agent, software that acts on behalf of a user
Forté Agent, a newsreader and email client User agent, a client application used with a particular network protocol
Intelligent agent
In artificial intelligence an intelligent agent is any entity that is capable of perceiving its environment and carrying out goal-directed action (also sometimes called a rational agent). In computer science, an intelligent agent is a software agent that displays some intelligence.
[edit] In fiction
Agent 212, a Belgian comic Agents, characters in The Matrix The Agent (film), a 1922 film Secret Agent (1936 film), a 1936 film The Agents, superhuman characters in Seven Samurai 20XX Agent 47, a character from the computer game series Hitman Agents, rouge killers from the novel T.O.M. tom
[edit] In finance
Agent, a financial institution acting as the operational intermediary in a syndicated loan between the syndicate banks and the borrower. The most common form is the "Administrative Agent".
[edit] In popular culture
Polish version of The Mole.
[edit] Others
Election agent, a person responsible for a candidate's campaign Free agent, a sports player who is out of contract Rational agent deliberate being
[edit] See also
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