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Webster 1913 Edition

Proxy

Prox′y

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Proxies
(#)
.
[Contr. from
procuracy
. Cf.
Proctor
.]
1.
The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity.
I have no man’s
proxy
: I speak only for myself.
Burke.
2.
The person who is substituted or deputed to act or vote for another.
Every peer . . . may make another lord of parliament his
proxy
, to vote for him in his absence.
Blackstone.
3.
A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote in his stead, as in a corporation meeting.
4.
(Eng. Law)
The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.
Burrill.
5.
(Eccl.)
See
Procuration
.
[Obs.]

Prox′y

,
Verb.
I.
To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Proxy

PROX'Y

,
Noun.
[contracted from procuracy, or some word from the root of procure, proctor.]
1.
The agency of another who acts as a substitute for his principal; agency of a substitute; appearance of a representative. None can be familiar by proxy. None can be virtuous or wise by proxy.
2.
The person who is substituted or deputed to act for another. A wise man will not commit important business to a proxy, when he can transact it in person. In England, any peer may make another lord of parliament his proxy to vote for him in his absence.
3.
In popular use, an election or day of voting for officers of government.

Definition 2024

proxy

proxy

English

Adjective

proxy ‎(comparative more proxy, superlative most proxy)

  1. Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
    a proxy indicator
    a proxy measurement

Noun

proxy ‎(plural proxies)

  1. An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
    • Blackstone
      Every peer […] may make another lord of parliament his proxy, to vote for him in his absence.
  2. The authority to act for another, especially when written.
    • Burke
      I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself.
  3. The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Burrill to this entry?)
  4. (sciences) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
  5. (software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.
Synonyms
Derived terms
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Verb

proxy ‎(third-person singular simple present proxies, present participle proxying, simple past and past participle proxied)

  1. To serve as a proxy for.
    • 1983, Alfred Blumstein, National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Sentencing Research, Research on Sentencing: The Search for Reform, page 143
      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.
  2. (networking) To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.

Etymology 2

proximity + -y.

Noun

proxy ‎(plural proxies)

  1. (video game slang) A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance.
    • 2001, "TripleRaid", Perfect Dark: Glitch FAQ
      (Make sure you don't move!! Might trigger a proxy..!)
    • 2001, "CyricZ", Perfect Dark: FAQ/Walkthrough
      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.
    • 2002, "yc", Super Smash Bros.: Kirby
      Usually, the only reason I play in Yoshi's Island is to have fun with the clouds - put proxies on them, taunt from them, whatever.
    • 2006, "eatyourmumshead", Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory: Online Mode FAQ
      You can also walk with your gun out, as this will limit your speed, allowing you do [sic] evade the proxies.
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Italian

Noun

proxy m ‎(invariable)

  1. (computing) proxy (interface program)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from English proxy.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɾɔ.ksi/

Noun

proxy m (plural proxies)

  1. (software) proxy (software serving as an interface for a service)
  2. Short for servidor proxy.

Turkish

Noun

proxy ‎(definite accusative proxyi, plural proxyler)

  1. (computing) The proxy.

Synonyms

Declension

Etymology

Contraction of Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin prōcūrātiō.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹɒk.si/
  • Rhymes: -ɒksi

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