Definition of PROXY

proxy

Meanings

Plural: proxies

Noun

  • a person authorized to act for another
  • a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting
  • An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
  • The authority to act for another, especially when written.
  • The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts
  • A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
  • An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.
  • Clipping of proximity mine.

Adj

  • Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.

Verb

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

Origin / Etymology

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.

Scrabble Score: 17

proxy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
proxy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
proxy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

proxy is a valid Words With Friends word