DDEX Data Dictionary, 2020-07-30

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Agent

A supporting term for the messages.

A Thing which is a cause of an Event.

Comments	Scope: An Agent is a Thing that causes the action in an Event. Typically an Agent will be a person, organization or other animate being, but it may also be a machine, another Event, or even a natural phenomenon.
	Examples: Beethoven as a Composer; Warner Music as a Licensor; WalMart as an Employer; Mickey Mouse as a Performer .

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Parents	Thing	An Entity in a Context playing a role other than that of Time or Place.
Children	Asserter	An Agent in an Assertion.
	Contributor	A Party contributing to the making of a Creation.
	DataProvider	An Agent who provides data.
	Maker	An Agent who makes something.

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