proxy — / präk sē/ n pl prox·ies [Middle English procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin procuratia, alteration of Latin procuratio appointment of another as one s agent] 1: the act or practice of a person serving as… … Law dictionary
Proxy — may refer to something which acts on behalf of something else, as in:* Proxy (statistics), a measured variable used to infer the value of a variable of interest * Proxy (climate), a measured variable used to infer the value of a variable of… … Wikipedia
Proxy — Prox y, n.; pl. {Proxies}. [Contr. from procuracy. Cf. {Proctor}.] 1. The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity. [1913 Webster] I have no man s proxy: I… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Proxy — Prox y, v. i. To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Proxy — Proxy: Прокси сервер Proxy (шаблон проектирования) … Википедия
proxy — Under the Bankruptcy and insolvency Act a written statement can be made whereby a creditor appoints another person to act on his behalf in a creditors meeting and any other matters pertaining to that bankruptcy. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy … Glossary of Bankruptcy
proxy — mid 15c., prokecye, agency of one who acts instead of another, contraction of Anglo Fr. procuracie, from M.L. procuratia administration, from L. procuratio care, management, from procurare manage (see PROCURE (Cf. procure)) … Etymology dictionary
proxy — deputy, attorney, *agent, factor … New Dictionary of Synonyms
proxy — [n] agent alternate, ambassador, assignee, attorney, backup, broker, delegate, deputy, emissary, envoy, executor, intermediary, lawyer, mediary, negotiator, representative, stand in, substitute, surrogate; concept 348 … New thesaurus
proxy — ► NOUN (pl. proxies) 1) the authority to represent someone else, especially in voting. 2) a person authorized to act on behalf of another. 3) a figure used to represent the value of something in a calculation. ORIGIN contraction of PROCURACY(Cf.… … English terms dictionary
