proxy

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Computing Technical

n. a server that sits between your computer and the internet to improve security or speed.

n. a server or software application that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers.

“The company uses a proxy to block dangerous websites and protect the office network.”

“Configuring a transparent proxy allowed the IT department to cache frequently accessed content, significantly reducing external bandwidth consumption.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Science Academic

n. something used to represent or measure a different value that is hard to find directly.

n. a variable or measurement used as a substitute for another quantity with which it is correlated but which cannot be measured directly.

“Scientists use tree rings as a proxy for temperature changes in the distant past.”

“In the absence of reliable census data, researchers used electricity consumption as a proxy for the economic growth of the region.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Slang · Informal

n. a type of explosive mine that goes off when someone gets close to it.

n. a clipping of 'proximity mine', referring to an explosive device triggered by the presence of a nearby object.

“Watch out for that proxy hidden behind the door in the game.”

“The player strategically placed a proxy near the objective to deter the enemy team from capturing it.”

C1 · Advanced Computing Technical

v. to perform a task or handle a request on behalf of someone or something else.

v. to serve as a proxy for a person or to function as an intermediary server for a client device.

“The system is designed to proxy all web traffic through a secure filter.”

“The application was configured to proxy requests to the backend API, effectively hiding the internal server architecture from the public internet.”