Agent

nounid 1463·updated May 9, 2026
verified

A program acting on behalf of a person or organization.

polysemous

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Classifications

Entity Type

System72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
agentive rolefactorfederal agent
plural
Agents
possessive
Agent's
pluralpossessive
Agents'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
A program acting on behalf of a person or organization.
NIST SP 800-951 senseview framework →
§1
A program acting on behalf of a person or organization.
Wordset Dictionary6 sensesview framework →
§1
the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
§2
an active and efficient cause
§3
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
§4
a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
§5
any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
§6
a substance that exerts some force or effect
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
A program acting on behalf of a person or organization.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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