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prox·y
(prŏk′sē)n. pl. prox·ies
1.
a. One appointed or authorized to act for another, especially a person appointed to vote as one wishes at a meeting.
b. The authority to act for another.
c. The written authorization to act in place of another.
2. An entity or variable used to model or generate data assumed to resemble the data associated with another entity or variable that is typically more difficult to research.
3. Computers A server that processes requests and forwards information between a client and another server.
[Middle English proccy, contraction of earlier procracie, annual payment to a prelate, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin prōcūrātia, alteration of Latin prōcūrātiō, from prōcūrātus, past participle of prōcūrāre, to take care of; see procure.]
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proxy
(ˈprɒksɪ)n, pl proxies
1. (Law) a person authorized to act on behalf of someone else; agent: to vote by proxy.
2. (Law) the authority, esp in the form of a document, given to a person to act on behalf of someone else
3. (Computer Science) computing short for proxy server
[C15: prokesye, contraction of procuracy, from Latin prōcūrātiō procuration; see procure]
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prox•y
(ˈprɒk si)n., pl. prox•ies.
1. the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act as the deputy or substitute for another.
2. the person so authorized; substitute; agent.
3. a written authorization empowering another person to vote or act for the signer, as at a meeting of stockholders.
[1400–50; late Middle English prokesye, procusie, contraction of procuracy procuration. See procure, -acy]
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| Noun | 1. | proxy - a person authorized to act for another agent - a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations |
| 2. | proxy - a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting power of attorney - a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent |
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proxy
noun representative, agent, deputy, substitute, factor, attorney, delegate, surrogate She sent him as her proxy to board meetings.
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Translations
zástupce
ProxyStellvertreter
asiamiesedustajavaltuutettu
prête-nomproxy
proxy
[ˈprɒksɪ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
proxy
[ˈprɒksi] n (= person) (LAW, FINANCE) → mandataire mf
(= person) (gen) → intermédiaire mfproxy vote n → vote m par procuration
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
proxy
n (= power, document) → (Handlungs)vollmacht f; (= person) → Stellvertreter(in) m(f); by proxy → durch einen Stellvertreter; to be married by proxy → ferngetraut werden
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proxy
n apoderado -da mf, representante mf; health care — apoderado (para tomar decisiones médicas)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.