presentity
nounEtymology Blend of presence + entity; first introduced in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETC) RFC 2778.
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Communications, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Telecommunications Internet An entity (usually a human) which provides information about its presence (whether it is available and willing to communicate through communication services).
- Users of an instant messaging service are presentities that may show themselves as online, offline, or away.