Agent
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
A program acting on behalf of a person or organization.
polysemousNISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Senses
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the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
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an active and efficient cause
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a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
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a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
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any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
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a substance that exerts some force or effect
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- agentive rolefactorfederal agent
- plural
- Agents
- possessive
- Agent's
- pluralpossessive
- Agents'