proxy

  1. Adjective.  Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
  2. Noun.  An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
  3. Noun.  The authority to act for another, especially when written.
  4. Noun.  (software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.
  5. Noun.  (science) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another.
  6. Verb.  To serve as a proxy for.
  7. Verb.  (context, networking) To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.
  8. Noun.  (context, gaming) A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance.

This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.

This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.