An assistant is a person or software tool that helps other people with their work.

Here is a list of assistant-related topics :

• Personal Digital Assistant -- hand-held devices
• Nurse assistant skills -- basic skills that are typically required of state-certified nurse assistants
• Academy Award for Best Assistant Director -- Oscars for assistant directors
• Research assistant -- junior graduate scholar, employed on a temporary contract by a college or university for the purpose of academic research
• Office Assistant -- animated character that comes along with Microsoft Office products

See also

• Agent
• Microsoft Agent
• Wizard
• Collaborative software