In social sciences and in information technology, trustor (alt. truster in e.g.) is an entity that trusts the other entity (the trustee). Trustor may be a social agent (such as a person or an institution) or a technical agent (such as a computer or a software application), acting on behalf of a social agent.
References
- Hardin R. (2002) Russel Hardin: Trust and trustworthiness. Russel Sage Foundation.
- Cofta, P. (2007) Trust, Complexity and Control: Confidence in a Convergent World. John Wiley and Sons.
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