Agent 52568 225892521 2008-07-15T22:01:20Z Richhoncho 1376828 /* In fiction */ rm nn {{wiktionary|agent}} {{TOCright}} An '''agent''' is either: * an entity who is capable of [[action]] * someone (or something) who acts on behalf of another person. ===In law=== * [[Agent (law)]]: a person authorised to act on behalf of another person ** [[Patent agent]], or patent attorney, a professional who represents and advises another in the assessment, securing and maintaining of intellectual property rights, with particular reference to [[patent]] rights. ** Tuition agent, a person who represents a [[tuition agency]] in searching for suitable [[tutor]]s for students. ** [[Literary agent]], a person who represents a writer ** [[Theatrical agent]] ** [[Booking agent]] ** [[Sports agent]], a professional who represents an athlete ** [[Talent agent]], a person who finds jobs for actors, models, and other people in various entertainment businesses. ** [[Press agent]], publicist who acts on behalf of a client on all matters involving public relations ** [[Foreign agent]], someone registered with the U.S. Justice Department as mandated by the [[Foreign Agents Registration Act]] ** [[Travel agent]], makes vacation and travel arrangements ** [[Real estate broker]], or real estate agent ** [[Yacht broker]], or yacht agent ** [[Yacht charter broker]], or yacht charter agent ===In espionage and law enforcement=== * [[Secret agent]], a spy * [[Double agent]], in spying * [[Special agent]], generally, a federal criminal or non-criminal investigator or detective. * [[Agent provocateur]], a person assigned to provoke unrest, violence, debate, or argument by or within a group while acting as a member of the group but covertly representing the interests of another ===In economics=== * [[Agent (economics)]] * [[Homo economicus]] * [[Rational agent]] * [[Agent-Based Computational Economics]] * [[Representative agent]] ===In chemistry and warfare:=== * [[Agent Orange]], a herbicide * [[Biological agent]], an infectious disease that can be used in biological warfare * [[Chemical warfare]] agent, classified by their effect and include: ** [[Nerve agent]] ** [[Blister agent]] ** [[Blood agent]] ** [[Pulmonary agent]] ** [[Incapacitating agent]] ** [[Riot control agent]]. ===In linguistics=== * [[Agent (grammar)]], one of the thematic roles: the participant of a situation that carries out an action. Replaces "subject" in [[placement typology]]. * [[Agent noun]] (or ''nomen agentis''), one of the derivatemes (a topic from linguistic morphology) ===In computer science=== * [[Software agent]], software that acts on behalf of a user ** [[Forté Agent]], a newsreader and email client ** [[User agent]], a client application used with a particular network protocol * [[Intelligent agent]] ** In [[artificial intelligence]] an [[intelligent agent]] is any entity that is capable of perceiving its environment and carrying out goal-directed action (also sometimes called a [[rational agent]]). ** In [[computer science]], an [[intelligent agent]] is a [[software agent]] that displays some intelligence. <!--Please see the article [[intelligent agent]], which disambiguates these two senses --> ===In fiction=== * ''[[Agent 212]]'', a Belgian comic * [[Agent (The Matrix)|Agent]]s, characters in ''The Matrix'' * ''[[The Agent (film)]]'', a 1922 film * ''[[Secret Agent (1936 film)]]'', a 1936 film * The Agents, superhuman characters in ''[[Seven Samurai 20XX]]'' * Agent 47, a character from the computer game series ''[[Hitman (computer game series)|Hitman]]'' ===In finance=== * Agent, a financial institution acting as the operational intermediary in a [[syndicated loan]] between the [[syndicate]] [[bank]]s and the [[borrower]]. The most common form is the "Administrative Agent". ===In popular culture=== * Polish version of [[The Mole]]. ===Others=== * [[Election agent]], a person responsible for a candidate's campaign * [[Free agent]], a sports player who is out of contract * [[Rational agent]] deliberate being ==See also== * [[Agent environment]] * [[Agent architecture]] * [[Agent based model]] * [[Robot]] * [[bot]] * [[personoid]] {{disambig}} [[ar:عميل]] [[bg:Агент]] [[cs:Agent]] [[da:Agent]] [[de:Agent]] [[es:Agente]] [[fr:Agent]] [[it:Agente]] [[lt:Agentas]] [[hu:Ügynök]] [[nl:Agent]] [[ja:エージェント]] [[no:Agent]] [[pl:Agent]] [[ru:Агент]] [[simple:Agent]] [[sr:Агент]] [[fi:Agentti]] [[sv:Agent]] [[ur:سازندہ]]