Proxy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A person authorized to act for another; an agent or substitute.
  • n. The authority to act for another.
  • n. The written authorization to act in place of another.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
  • n. An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
  • n. The authority to act for another, especially when written.
  • n. A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
  • n. An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.
  • v. To serve as a proxy for.
  • v. To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.
  • n. A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity.
  • n. The person who is substituted or deputed to act or vote for another.
  • n. A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote in his stead, as in a corporation meeting.
  • n. The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.
  • n. See Procuration.
  • verb-intransitive. To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The agency of a substitute; the office or authority of one who is deputed to act for another.
  • n. One who is deputed to represent or act for another; a deputy.
  • n. A document authorizing one person to act as substitute or deputy for another; a written authorization to exercise the powers and prerogatives of others.
  • n. That which takes the place of something else; a substitute.
  • n. Eccles., same as procuration, 4.
  • n. An election, or a day of election.
  • To vote or act by proxy, or by the agency of another.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting
  • n. a person authorized to act for another
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Variant
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    agency    power    agent    representative    proxy mine    deputy    substitute   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hoxie    Roxy    boxy    doxy    epoxy    foxy    moxie    oxy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    firewall    authentication    browser    cache    server    router    plugin    reboot    backup    client