Agent
- A software program or script used to perform a task for the user. For example, an e-mail program such as Microsoft Outlook could be considered a software agent since it can be setup to look for any new e-mail from a server and then tell you about it.
- In computer networking, an agent is a part of the system that prepares data for the server or client.
Also see: Bot, Daemon, Network definitions, Wizard, User agent
