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

Short for 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

compensation

empowered

etc.

exponent

legal representative

letter

letter of appointment

letters patent

licenced

organization

plenipotentiary

proctor

proxy server

relief

sacrifice

second helping

spokesman

spokesperson

stand for

stand-in

stopgap

sub

warrant of attorney

locum tenens

pinch hitter

trust deed

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɒk.si/

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.