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proxy

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒk.si/

The English word “proxy” has 9 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.

noun

  1. An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
  2. The authority to act for another, especially when written.
  3. The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.
  4. A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another.
  5. An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.
  6. A card used to substitute for another card, when the latter is not available.

verb

  1. To serve as a proxy for.
  2. To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin prōcūrātiō, from Latin prōcūrō (“to manage, administer”) (English procure). Compare proctor.

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