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proxy
/ˈpɹɑk.si/
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What does proxy mean?
adjective
- Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
noun
- An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
- The authority to act for another, especially when written.
More meanings (7)
noun
- The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.
- A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another.
- An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.
- A card used to substitute for another card, when the latter is not available.
- (slang) Clipping of proximity mine.
verb
- To serve as a proxy for.
- To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.
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IPA pronunciation
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She dearly loved children--at a safe distance--and gave treats, by proxy, to all the Catholic schools in the neighbourhood.
Though spoken low, she could distinguish, “What! always to be watched, in person or by proxy!”
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Very sincere thanks to you for standing my proxy for the Wollaston Medal.
With each proxy it was necessary to have the signature of a witness, but according to the Louisiana law no woman could witness a legal document.
The first public evidence of Bathsheba’s decision to be a farmer in her own person and by proxy no more was her appearance the following market-day in.