The user agent is the client application that requests a document from an HTTP server. When the client sends a request to an HTTP server, it typically sends the name of the user agent with the request header so that the server can determine the capabilities of the client software. J K Y Z
A user agent is a generic term for any program used for accessing a website. This includes graphical browsers (such as Internet Explorer, Netscape or Opera), robots and spiders, and any other software program that acts as an "agent" for a someone or something accessing Web content.
A user agent is an object that represents the service access of the user. It supports the separation of service from access. source: EU-P103 domain: General usage: EU-P103
A user agent is a generic term for any software device which interprets HTML (or other) web files (see Files). Such devices include: web browsers, search engine spiders, download managers or text-to-speech and similar readers.
a device that can function as both a user agent client and server in SIP.
User Agent : that entity which acts on behalf of the user in an application process.
Any software or device that can interpret content. For example, a browser.
A user agent is a piece of software that interprets Web documents for a user. Examples of user agents are browsers on PCs, cell phones or PDAs, and screen readers.
The User Agent string is sent by browsers to identify themselves, the operating system they are running on, and installed browser extensions. There are countless varieties of user agent strings.
a means through which the user communicates with the application, for example a WAP Browser
an agent that belongs to a particular user and works for that user
an application entity that acts on behalf of a user and interfaces to a local message transfer agent
a piece of software for accessing Web content
a programme, such as a micro-browser on a mobile phone, that acts on a behalf of a user to interact with some information server
a signature that is attached to the robots (provided they added one) which can be used to identify the robot
a signature that is left behind
a software program that can send requests to a web server and receive responses to those requests
The software on the device (browser) enabling the user to communicate with resources on the server.
A privacy program whose purpose is to act as a go-between in interactions with services on behalf of the user under the user's preferences. A user may have more than one user agent, and agents need not reside on the user's desktop, but any agent must be controlled by and act on behalf of only the user.
The browser used to visit the site such as Internet Explorer, Gecko
The fields in an extended Web server log file indicating the browser and the platform used by a visitor.
A string identifying a browser or agent accessing a web page.
Programs that help users send and receive mail. User agents create and submit messages for delivery, check for new incoming mail and accept/organize incoming mail.
Software to access Web content, including desktop graphical browsers, text browsers, voice browsers, mobile phones, multimedia players, plug-ins, and some software assistive technologies used in conjunction with browsers such as screen readers, screen magnifiers, and voice recognition software.
Software that interprets WML, WMLScript, WTAI and other forms of code.
Software to access Web content, including Web browsers, media players, and assistive technologies.
A User Agent is any device that interprets HTML (or other web-) documents. The most commonly used User Agents are presently Web browsers on computer screens. However, apart from other types of visual user agents (such as PDA screens, projectors and more) there are also non-visual User Agents, such as search robots, speech synthesizer and Braille readers. To indicate this wide variety of media that HTML caters for, it is thus more appropriate to talk of a User Agent than of a browser.
A program, such as a browser, running on the device that acts on a user's behalf. User s may use different user agents at different times.
A program that accesses documents on the Web for any purpose. Web browsers, download managers, link checking programs, and indexing robots for search engines are all user agents.
User agent is the generic term used to describe any device which might access a web page. User agents include web browsers such as Firefox or Internet Explorer, search engine robots, handheld devices including mobile phones, and accessibility tools such as Jaws.
A component of a distributed system that presents an interface and processes requests on behalf of a user; for example, a www browser or a mail user agent.
Any device used to access a web page. A user agent might be a graphical browser, such as Internet Explorer, a WAP-enabled mobile phone, or a screenreader used by blind people.
A user agent is a system that processes XHTML documents in accordance with this specification. See User Agent Conformance for more information.
Any software or device that interprets WML, WMLScript, or other resources.
Any software that retrieves and renders Web content for users. This may include Web browsers, media players, plug-ins, and other programs — including assistive technologies — that help in retrieving and rendering Web content.
The browser and platform used by a visitor to access the Web site.
Each time a web browser or other client connect to a web site, they report aUSER_AGENT. Common user agents include Netscape, Opera, and Internet Explorer. In the context of Search Engine Robots or Spiders, a CGI program can read the USER AGENT and deliver custom content to that user or robot. The User Agent can also be included in a robots.txt file to allow or deny access to the website.
A user agent is a generic term for any programme used for accessing a website. This includes browsers (such as Internet Explorer or Netscape), robots and spiders and any other software programme that acts as an "agent" for a someone or something seeking information from a website.
From Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1 ( 1999-06-15) The client which initiates a request. These are often browsers, editors, spiders (web-traversing robots), or other end user tools.
User Agent (UA); an electronic mail application that helps an end user to prepare, save, and send outgoing messages and view, store, and reply to incoming messages.
A "user agent" is software that retrieves and renders Web content. User agents include browsers, plug-ins for a particular media type, and some assistive technologies.
A user agent is the client application used with a particular network protocol; the phrase is most commonly used in reference to those which access the World Wide Web. Web user agents range from web browsers to search engine crawlers ("spiders"), as well as mobile phones, screen readers and braille browsers used by people with disabilities. When Internet users visit a web site, a text string is generally sent to identify the user agent to the server.