Proxy

Quick meaning: Proxy is an adjective meaning Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.

Meaning

Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.

More Meanings

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. (sciences) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
5. (software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.
6. (card games) A card used to substitute for another card, when the latter is not available.
7. To serve as a proxy for.

Example Sentences

a proxy indicator

a proxy measurement

I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself.

(Make sure you don't move!! Might trigger a proxy..!)

Word Forms

• proxies
• proxying
• proxied

Synonyms for proxy

Depending on context, synonyms include deputy, substitute, representative, procurator.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include deputy, procurator, subordinate, low-level, acting, delegate.

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