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Proxies and Proxy Servers
Proxy comes from a contracted form of the Middle English word procuracie (meaning “procuration”). A proxy may refer to a person who is authorized to act for another or it may designate the function or authority of serving in another’s stead. In the latter sense, it generally is preceded by the word by (“vote by proxy”).
Proxy has recently taken on meanings in computing, where it is found in such phrases as proxy server, a computer system that facilitates the exchange of data between users on a network.
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Examples of proxy in a Sentence
Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Israel's attack signals the failure of Tehran's national-security doctrine, which was based on outsourcing the job of fighting Israel to local proxies such as Hamas and Hezbollah.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 2 Nov. 2024
In part, this can be done by supporting Israel in delivering strong blows against both Iran and its proxies—Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and more—to reestablish deterrence and open the way to a more stable Middle East.
—Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
The sensors communicate with each other and exchange information about meeting time, duration and signal strength, which is a proxy for distance between two bats.
—Sebastian Stockmaier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Proxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proxy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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nounLegal Definition
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nounMiddle English procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin procuratia, alteration of Latin procuratio appointment of another as one's agent
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