proxy
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒk.si/Category:English 2-syllable words#PROXYCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#PROXY
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑk.si/Category:English 2-syllable words#PROXYCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#PROXY
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#PROXYAudio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒksiCategory:Rhymes:English/ɒksi#PROXYCategory:Rhymes:English/ɒksi/2 syllables#PROXY
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#PROXYCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#PROXY procusie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-NormanCategory:English terms derived from Anglo-Norman#PROXY procuracie, from Medieval LatinCategory:English terms derived from Medieval Latin#PROXY procuratia, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#PROXY prōcūrātiō, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#PROXY prōcūrō (“I manage, administer”) (English procure). Compare proctor.
Adjective
proxy (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#PROXYCategory:English adjectives#PROXYCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#PROXYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PROXYCategory:Pages with entries#PROXYCategory:Pages with 4 entries#PROXY
- Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
- a proxy indicatorCategory:English terms with usage examples#PROXY
- a proxy measurementCategory:English terms with usage examples#PROXY
Translations
Noun
proxy (plural proxies)Category:English lemmas#PROXYCategory:English nouns#PROXYCategory:English countable nouns#PROXYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PROXYCategory:Pages with entries#PROXYCategory:Pages with 4 entries#PROXY
- An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
- 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:
- Every peer […] may make another lord of parliament his proxy, to vote for him in his absence.Category:English terms with quotations#PROXY
- The authority to act for another, especially when written.
- 1790 November, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. […], London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], →OCLC:
- I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself.Category:English terms with quotations#PROXY
- The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts[1]
- (sciencesCategory:en:Sciences#PROXY) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
- (softwareCategory:en:Software#PROXY) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.
Synonyms
- deputy
- substitute
- representative
- See also Thesaurus:deputy
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
proxy (third-person singular simple present proxies, present participle proxying, simple past and past participle proxied)Category:English lemmas#PROXYCategory:English verbs#PROXYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PROXYCategory:Pages with entries#PROXYCategory:Pages with 4 entries#PROXY
- 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.
- 1983, Alfred Blumstein, National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Sentencing Research, Research on Sentencing: The Search for Reform, page 143
- (networkingCategory:en:Networking#PROXY) To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.
Etymology 2
Noun
proxy (plural proxies)Category:English lemmas#PROXYCategory:English nouns#PROXYCategory:English countable nouns#PROXYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PROXYCategory:Pages with entries#PROXYCategory:Pages with 4 entries#PROXY
- (video gamesCategory:en:Video games#PROXY slangCategory:English slang#PROXY) Clipping of proximity mineCategory:English clippings#PROXY.
- 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.
- 2001, "TripleRaid", Perfect Dark: Glitch FAQ
Synonyms
References
- “proxy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.Category:English terms suffixed with -y#PROXY
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Italian terms borrowed from English#PROXYCategory:Italian unadapted borrowings from English#PROXYCategory:Italian terms derived from English#PROXY proxy.
Noun
proxy m (invariable)Category:Italian lemmas#PROXYCategory:Italian nouns#PROXYCategory:Italian countable nouns#PROXYCategory:Italian indeclinable nouns#PROXYCategory:Italian terms spelled with Y#PROXYCategory:Italian terms spelled with X#PROXYCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#PROXYCategory:Italian masculine nouns#PROXYCategory:Pages with entries#PROXYCategory:Pages with 4 entries#PROXY
- (computingCategory:it:Computing#PROXY) proxy (interface program)
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from English#PROXYCategory:Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English#PROXYCategory:Portuguese terms derived from English#PROXY proxy.
Pronunciation
Noun
proxy m (plural proxies)Category:Portuguese lemmas#PROXYCategory:Portuguese nouns#PROXYCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#PROXYCategory:Portuguese terms spelled with Y#PROXYCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#PROXYCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#PROXYCategory:Pages with entries#PROXYCategory:Pages with 4 entries#PROXY
- (softwareCategory:pt:Software#PROXY) proxy (software serving as an interface for a service)
- clipping of servidor proxyCategory:Portuguese clippings#PROXY
Turkish
Noun
proxy (definite accusative proxyi, plural proxyler)Category:Turkish lemmas#PROXYCategory:Turkish nouns#PROXYCategory:Turkish terms spelled with X#PROXYCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#PROXYCategory:Pages with entries#PROXYCategory:Pages with 4 entries#PROXY
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | proxy | proxyler |
| definite accusative | proxyi | proxyleri |
| dative | proxye | proxylere |
| locative | proxyde | proxylerde |
| ablative | proxyden | proxylerden |
| genitive | proxynin | proxylerin |