proxy meaning

authority given to a person to act for someone else, such as by voting for them in an election: by proxy My brother's voting for me by proxy in the club ...

1. The agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another. 2. a : authority or power to act for another b : a document giving such ...

A web proxy is a server that fetches web pages for a user. Web proxies often hide your browser history and can bypass local internet restrictions. This ...

proxy · noun. a person authorized to act for another. synonyms: placeholder, procurator. see moresee less. type of: agent · noun. a power of attorney document ...

​[uncountable] the authority that you give to somebody to do something for you, when you cannot do it yourself. by proxy You can vote either in person or by ...

I always thought proxy meant something like to be influenced by something passively that's in the general vicinity of.

1. a person authorized to act on behalf of someone else; agent to vote by proxy 2. the authority, esp in the form of a document, given to a person to act on ...

a person authorized to act as a deputy or substitute for another; agent. a written authorization empowering another person to vote or act for the signer, such ...

proxy, a term denoting either a person who is authorized to stand in place of another or the legal instrument by which the authority is conferred.