proxy — Dictionnaire anglais

Adjectif

1. Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Exemples

   a proxy indicator

   a proxy measurement

Nom

1. An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.

   Exemples

   Every peer […] may make another lord of parliament his proxy, to vote for him in his absence.

2. The authority to act for another, especially when written.

   Exemples

   I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself.

3. The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.

4. A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another.

5. An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.

6. A card used to substitute for another card, when the latter is not available.

Verbe

1. To serve as a proxy for.

   Exemples

   In many of the studies we reviewed, it is common practice to use an observed variable to proxy for a relevant variable that could not be observed.

2. To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.

Nom

1. a person authorized to act for another

   Synonymes

   placeholderprocurator

   Termes génériques

   agent

2. a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting

   Termes génériques

   power of attorney