Client vs. Agent — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Client and Agent
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Client
A person or organization using the services of a lawyer or other professional person or company
Insurance tailor-made to a client's specific requirements
Agent
A person who acts on behalf of another person or group
In the event of illness, a durable power of attorney enabled her nephew to act as her agent
Client
(in a network) a desktop computer or workstation that is capable of obtaining information and applications from a server
Workstation clients are going to be easy to install
Agent
A person or thing that takes an active role or produces a specified effect
Universities are usually liberal communities that often view themselves as agents of social change
Client
(in ancient Rome) a plebeian under the protection of a patrician.
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Agent
One that acts or has the power or authority to act.
Client
The party for which professional services are rendered, as by an attorney.
Agent
One empowered to act for or represent another
An author's agent.
An insurance agent.
Client
A customer or patron
Clients of the hotel.
Agent
A means by which something is done or caused; an instrument.
Client
A person using the services of a social services agency.
Agent
A force or substance that causes a change
A chemical agent.
An infectious agent.
Client
One that depends on the protection of another.
Agent
A representative or official of a government or administrative department of a government
An FBI agent.
Client
A client state.
Agent
A spy.
Client
(Computers) A computer or program that can download files for manipulation, run applications, or request application-based services from a file server.
Agent
(Linguistics) The argument that expresses the means or cause of an action or event described by a phrase or clause. The noun John is the agent in the clause John threw the ball.
Client
A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
Agent
To act as an agent or representative for
Who will agent your next book?.
Client
(computing) The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.
Agent
To act as an agent or representative.
Client
A person who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.
Agent
One who exerts power, or has the power to act
Client
(legal) A person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal matter, or one who merely divulges confidential matters to an attorney while pursuing professional assistance without subsequently retaining the attorney.
Agent
One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to do the business of another
Client
A citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who was called his patron.
Agent
A person who looks for work for another person
Client
A dependent; one under the protection of another.
I do think they are your friends and clients,And fearful to disturb you.
Agent
Someone who works for an intelligence agency
Client
One who consults a legal adviser, or submits his cause to his management.
Agent
An active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect
Client
A person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
Agent
(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.
Client
Someone who pays for goods or services
Agent
(grammar) The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy".
Client
(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
Agent
(gambling) A cheat who is assisted by dishonest casino staff.
Agent
Acting; - opposed to patient, or sustaining, action.
Agent
One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.
Heaven made us agents, free to good or ill.
Agent
One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.
Agent
An active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect, such as a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent; as, heat is a powerful agent.
Agent
A chemical substance having biological effects; a drug.
Agent
An active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect;
Their research uncovered new disease agents
Agent
A substance that exerts some force or effect
Agent
A representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
Agent
A businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
Agent
Any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
Agent
The semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the hapening denoted by the verb in the clause
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