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Proxy

//ˈpɹɑk.si// adj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective

1
Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy. not-comparable
"a proxy indicator"

Noun

1
An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
"Every peer […] may make another lord of parliament his proxy, to vote for him in his absence."
2
Clipping of proximity mine. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
"(Make sure you don't move!! Might trigger a proxy..!)"
3
a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting wordnet
4
The authority to act for another, especially when written.
"I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself."
5
a person authorized to act for another wordnet

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6
The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts
7
A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
8
An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.
9
A card used to substitute for another card, when the latter is not available.

Verb

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

Etymology

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.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

Etymology 4

proximity + -y.

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