proxy

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Synonyms: poxy, prox, prosy, prexy, proly, proby, peroxy, roxy, proxi, troxy

Antonyms: poxy, prox, prosy, prexy, proly, proby, peroxy, roxy, proxi, troxy

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Adjective

1. Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
   • a proxy indicator
   • a proxy measurement

Noun

1. An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
2. The authority to act for another, especially when written.
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.

Verb

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

Noun

1. Clipping of proximity mine.

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