gent

n 1: informal abbreviation of `gentleman'

2: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at

the door"; "he's a likable cuss" [syn: {chap}, {fellow}, {lad},

{fella}, {blighter}, {cuss}]

agent

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 automatic process

which can communicate with other agents to perform some

collective task on behalf of one or more humans.

(1995-04-09)