proxy
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle English procusie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin prōcūrātiō, from Latin prōcūrō (“I manage, administer”) (English procure). Compare proctor.
Adjective
proxy (not comparable)
- Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
- a proxy indicator
- a proxy measurement
Translations
used as, or acting as, a proxy
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Noun
proxy (plural proxies)
- An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
- 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:
- Every peer […] may make another lord of parliament his proxy, to vote for him in his absence.
- The authority to act for another, especially when written.
- 1790 November, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. […], London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], →OCLC:
- I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself.
- The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts[1]
- (sciences) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
- (software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.
Synonyms
- deputy
- substitute
- representative
- See also Thesaurus:deputy
Hyponyms
(software An interface for a service)
Derived terms
Terms derived from proxy (noun)
Translations
agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
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authority to act for another, especially when written
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(science) measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
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(software) an interface for a service
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Verb
proxy (third-person singular simple present proxies, present participle proxying, simple past and past participle proxied)
- To serve as a proxy for.
- 1983, Alfred Blumstein, National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Sentencing Research, Research on Sentencing: The Search for Reform, page 143
- In many of the studies we reviewed, it is common practice to use an observed variable to proxy for a relevant variable that could not be observed.
- 1983, Alfred Blumstein, National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Sentencing Research, Research on Sentencing: The Search for Reform, page 143
- (networking) To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.
Etymology 2
Noun
proxy (plural proxies)
- (video games slang) Short for proximity mine.
- 2001, "TripleRaid", Perfect Dark: Glitch FAQ [1]
- (Make sure you don't move!! Might trigger a proxy..!)
- 2001, "CyricZ", Perfect Dark: FAQ/Walkthrough [2]
- the only means the Protectors have of delaying is by laying mines and Sentry Guns, and the Runners can only use the Magnums to blow up Proxies and Sentries.
- 2002, "yc", Super Smash Bros.: Kirby [3]
- Usually, the only reason I play in Yoshi's Island is to have fun with the clouds - put proxies on them, taunt from them, whatever.
- 2006, "eatyourmumshead", Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory: Online Mode FAQ [4]
- You can also walk with your gun out, as this will limit your speed, allowing you do [sic] evade the proxies.
- 2001, "TripleRaid", Perfect Dark: Glitch FAQ [1]
Synonyms
References
- “proxy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English proxy.
Noun
proxy m (invariable)
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English proxy.
Pronunciation
Noun
proxy m (plural proxies)
- (software) proxy (software serving as an interface for a service)
- Clipping of servidor proxy.
Turkish
Noun
proxy (definite accusative proxyi, plural proxyler)
Declension
Declension of proxy
Synonyms
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