Agency refers to performing legal acts in the name of another person within the scope of authorization that have direct legal effect on the principal.

Explanation from the perspective of laws and regulations: According to the relevant provisions of the "General Principles of Civil Law", it means that the agent, in the name of the principal (also known as the principal), within the scope of agency authority, communicates with a third party (also known as the counterparty). A civil legal system in which a person) performs a civil act and the legal consequences are directly borne by the principal. The agent performs agency actions within the scope of agency authority. The agent acts in the name of the principal. Agency mainly carries out civil legal acts. The principal shall bear civil liability for the acts of the agent.

Explanation from the perspective of commercial behavior: The general practice of agency is for the principal and the agent to sign an agency agreement, authorizing the agent to represent the agent within a certain range to purchase and sell goods to third parties or handle related matters.

For example: company registration agent, trademark registration agent, accounting agent, etc.

In addition: it is also a term in the computer industry.

For example: proxy server.

The full English name of the proxy server is Proxy

Server, and its function is to obtain network information on behalf of network users. To put it figuratively: it is a transfer station for network information. Under normal circumstances, when we use a web browser to directly connect to other Internet sites to obtain network information, we must send a Request signal to get a reply, and then the other party sends the information back in bit mode. The proxy server is a server between the browser and the Web server. With it, the browser does not go directly to the Web server to retrieve the web page but sends a request to the proxy server. The Request signal will be sent to the proxy server first. The proxy server retrieves the information needed by the browser and sends it to your browser.

Note: The word agent has different meanings in different industry contexts and needs to be explained specifically in the context of the application.