Meaning

Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

a proxy indicator

a proxy measurement

Every peer […] may make another lord of parliament his proxy, to vote for him in his absence.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Word Forms

• proxies
• proxying
• proxied

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When Should You Use Proxy?

Use proxy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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