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software agent: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • Vladimir Zwass
    Gregory Olsen Endowed Chair and University Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and at Fairleigh  Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey, USA.  

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title changed from “agent” to “software agent.” Article revised and updated. Feb 17, 2022
Removed media. Aug 17, 2017
Add new Web site: University of Massachusetts Amherst - Autonomous and Multi Agent Systems. Jun 06, 2016
Add new Web site: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Department of Computer Science - What is an Agent? Jun 06, 2016
Article revised and updated. Feb 25, 2016
Added screenshot of an agent program. Feb 03, 2012
New article added. Nov 17, 2000
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