Hi and welcome to Atlassian Community,
there is a excellent explanation about agents from glossar. Please also reference to Bamboo documentation for tons of further helpful documentation and guidance.
Explanation on agents: https://confluence.atlassian.com/bamboo/agent-289277442.html
Cheers,
Daniel
In addition to @Daniel Ebers answer, you can also come across with some terminologies like local and remote agents.
If you would like to check more information about that we have a KB explaining:
I hope it helps.
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