proxy
noun
- agent authorized to act on behalf of another
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒk.si/ / /ˈpɹɑk.si/
adj
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin prōcūrātiō, from Latin prōcūrō (“to manage, administer”) (English procure). Compare proctor.
- Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
“a proxy indicator”
“a proxy measurement”
noun
Etymology: proximity + -y.
- Clipping of proximity mine.
“(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.”
verb
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin prōcūrātiō, from Latin prōcūrō (“to manage, administer”) (English procure). Compare proctor.
- 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.”
- To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.