proxy

Plural: proxies

Noun

• A person authorized to act on behalf of another; a substitute.
• a person authorized to act for another
• a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting
• 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.
• Clipping of proximity mine.

Adj

• Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.

Verb

• 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.

Examples

• a proxy indicator
• a proxy measurement
• He acted as his friend’s proxy in the Words With Friends tournament, winning surprisingly.

Synonyms

placeholder, procurator, deputy, proxy mine, representative, substitute

Anagrams of proxy