proxy

Meaning

Adj

Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.

Noun

1. An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
2. The authority to act for another, especially when written.
3. The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts
4. A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
5. An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.

Verb

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

Noun

Clipping of proximity mine.

Synonyms

representative

substitute

agent

deputy

power of attorney

delegate

attorney

surrogate

mandate

authorization

procurator

alternate

proxyholder

commission

procuration

letter of attorney

ringleader

representation

full powers

go-between

replacement

culprit

upholder

warrant

assignee

barrister

believer

power

broker

authorisation

proponent

chief

placeholder

advocate

double

attorney-in-fact

accreditation

proxy variable

appoint as one’s attorney

fully-authorized agent

accredited

public prosecutor office

acting

agency

attorney in fact

authorised

authority

authorized

certified

commissioned

Translations

Stellvertreter

mandataire

proxy

procuration

Vertreter

Vertretung

procurador

Proxy

procuração

procura

procuratore

proxy

πληρεξούσιος

Agent

Stellvertretung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɒk.si/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: procusie

Cognate with English: procure

In summary

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.