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.
Synonyms
deputy, placeholder, procurator, proxy mine, representative, substitute
Scrabble Score: 17
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