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Mobile Software Agent

nounid 3287·updated May 9, 2026
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Programs that are goal-directed and capable of suspending their execution on one platform and moving to another platform where they resume execution.

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

System75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Mobile Software Agents
possessive
Mobile Software Agent's
pluralpossessive
Mobile Software Agents'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Programs that are goal-directed and capable of suspending their execution on one platform and moving to another platform where they resume execution.
NIST SP 800-191 senseview framework →
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Programs that are goal-directed and capable of suspending their execution on one platform and moving to another platform where they resume execution.

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