proxy

proxy
1. adjective /pɹɒk.si/
Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.

a proxy indicator

2. noun /pɹɒk.si/
a) An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.

(Make sure you dont move!! Might trigger a proxy..!)

b) The authority to act for another, especially when written.

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.

3. verb /pɹɒk.si/
a) 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.

b) To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to an other server for service.

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  • proxy — / präk sē/ n pl prox·ies [Middle English procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin procuratia, alteration of Latin procuratio appointment of another as one s agent] 1: the act or practice of a person serving as… …   Law dictionary

  • Proxy — may refer to something which acts on behalf of something else, as in:* Proxy (statistics), a measured variable used to infer the value of a variable of interest * Proxy (climate), a measured variable used to infer the value of a variable of… …   Wikipedia

  • Proxy — (en. proxy ‚Stellvertreter‘) steht für: Proxy (Rechnernetz), ein Vermittler in Computernetzwerken Stellvertreter (Entwurfsmuster), ein Entwurfsmuster aus dem Bereich der Softwareentwicklung Proxy (Klimaforschung), indirekter Anzeiger des Klimas… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Proxy — Prox y, n.; pl. {Proxies}. [Contr. from procuracy. Cf. {Proctor}.] 1. The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity. [1913 Webster] I have no man s proxy: I… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Proxy — Prox y, v. i. To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Proxy — Proxy: Прокси сервер Proxy (шаблон проектирования) …   Википедия

  • proxy — Under the Bankruptcy and insolvency Act a written statement can be made whereby a creditor appoints another person to act on his behalf in a creditors meeting and any other matters pertaining to that bankruptcy. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

  • proxy — mid 15c., prokecye, agency of one who acts instead of another, contraction of Anglo Fr. procuracie, from M.L. procuratia administration, from L. procuratio care, management, from procurare manage (see PROCURE (Cf. procure)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • proxy — deputy, attorney, *agent, factor …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • proxy — [n] agent alternate, ambassador, assignee, attorney, backup, broker, delegate, deputy, emissary, envoy, executor, intermediary, lawyer, mediary, negotiator, representative, stand in, substitute, surrogate; concept 348 …   New thesaurus

  • proxy — ► NOUN (pl. proxies) 1) the authority to represent someone else, especially in voting. 2) a person authorized to act on behalf of another. 3) a figure used to represent the value of something in a calculation. ORIGIN contraction of PROCURACY(Cf.… …   English terms dictionary

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