What is actor in Akka?

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1. #actor
2. #actors
3. #everything
4. #philosophy
5. #computing
6. #received
7. #concurrent
8. #model
9. #computation
10. #messages
11. #other
12. #adopts
13. #based
14. #passing
15. #performing
16. #vehicle
17. #receiving