agent
noun
/ˈeɪ.d͡ʒənt/
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- One who exerts power, or has the power to act.
- One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to act on behalf of or in behalf of another, such as to transact business for them.
- An active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect.
- (computing) In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.
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agente
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agentive
adjective
/əˈd͡ʒɛntɪv/
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- (grammar) Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
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agentivo
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agentivity
noun
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- (grammar) The state or condition of being agentive.
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agentividade
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