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Proxies and Proxy Servers
Proxy comes from a contracted form of the Middle English word procuracie (meaning “procuration”). A proxy may refer to a person who is authorized to act for another or it may designate the function or authority of serving in another’s stead. In the latter sense, it generally is preceded by the word by (“vote by proxy”).
Proxy has recently taken on meanings in computing, where it is found in such phrases as proxy server, a computer system that facilitates the exchange of data between users on a network.
Examples of proxy in a Sentence
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
Follow This, the Dutch climate shareholder group that has been hounding energy companies for years to clean up their act, stepped back from its campaign of filing proxy resolutions, predicting a lackluster response from investors.
—Vivienne Walt, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The semiconductor company’s quarter could reflect the entire sector, Cramer said, adding that some investors view it as a proxy for Nvidia.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Part of Trump’s reasoning in leaving the JCPOA — which traded sanctions relief for verifiable limits on Iran’s nuclear program — was that the deal did not address Tehran’s missile program or its support for armed proxy groups designated as terrorist organizations.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
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Cite this Entry
“Proxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proxy. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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nounMiddle English procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin procuratia, alteration of Latin procuratio appointment of another as one's agent
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