proxy.
Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
Meaning & usage
Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
a proxy indicator
a proxy measurement
Where this word comes from
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.
An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
The authority to act for another, especially when written.
The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.
A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another.
An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.
A card used to substitute for another card, when the latter is not available.
Where this word comes from
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.
To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.
Where this word comes from
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.
Clipping of proximity mine.
Where this word comes from
proximity + -y.
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