proxy

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English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Contraction of Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin prōcūrātiō.

Adjective[edit]

proxy ‎(comparative more proxy, superlative most proxy)

  1. Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
    a proxy indicator
    a proxy measurement

Noun[edit]

proxy ‎(plural proxies)

  1. An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
    • Blackstone
      Every peer […] may make another lord of parliament his proxy, to vote for him in his absence.
  2. The authority to act for another, especially when written.
    • Burke
      I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself.
  3. The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Burrill to this entry?)
  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.
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Derived terms[edit]
terms derived from proxy (noun)
(software An interface for a service)
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Verb[edit]

proxy ‎(third-person singular simple present proxies, present participle proxying, simple past and past participle proxied)

  1. To serve as a proxy for.
    • 1983, Alfred Blumstein, National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Sentencing Research, Research on Sentencing: The Search for Reform, page 143
      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. (networking) To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.

Etymology 2[edit]

proximity + -y.

Noun[edit]

proxy ‎(plural proxies)

  1. (video game slang) A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance.
    • 2001, "TripleRaid", Perfect Dark: Glitch FAQ [1]
      (Make sure you don't move!! Might trigger a proxy..!)
    • 2001, "CyricZ", Perfect Dark: FAQ/Walkthrough [2]
      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.
    • 2002, "yc", Super Smash Bros.: Kirby [3]
      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.
    • 2006, "eatyourmumshead", Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory: Online Mode FAQ [4]
      You can also walk with your gun out, as this will limit your speed, allowing you do [sic] evade the proxies.
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Italian[edit]

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Noun[edit]

proxy m ‎(invariable)

  1. (computing) proxy (interface program)

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowing from English proxy.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

proxy m (plural proxies)

  1. (software) proxy (software serving as an interface for a service)
  2. Short for servidor proxy.

Turkish[edit]

Noun[edit]

proxy ‎(definite accusative proxyi, plural proxyler)

  1. (computing) The proxy.

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Declension[edit]

declension of proxy
singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) proxy proxyler
definite accusative (belirtme) proxyi proxyleri
dative (yönelme) proxye proxylere
locative (bulunma) proxyde proxylerde
ablative (çıkma) proxyden proxylerden
genitive (tamlayan) proxynin proxylerin
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