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| proxy | |
| 1. adj. Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy. |  |
| a proxy indicator | |
| a proxy measurement | |
| 2. n. An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person. | |
| 3. n. The authority to act for another, especially when written. | |
| 4. n. The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts. | |
| 5. n. (sciences) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another | |
| 6. n. (software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly. | |
| 7. v. To serve as a proxy for. | |
| 8. v. (networking) To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service. | |
| 9. n. (video game slang) A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance. | |
