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{{wiktionary|proxy}}
The word "proxy" can mean more than one thing:


'''Proxy''' may refer to:
*a political or business [[proxy representative]]
*a networking server [[proxy server]]
*a [[Design pattern (computer science)|design pattern]] called [[proxy pattern]]
*a measurement used in [[social science]] [[Survey techniques (in marketing)|surveys]] or other research as an approximation to a desired measure that is impossible or inconvenient to obtain


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==Arts, entertainment and media==
===Fictional entities===
* Proxy, a mysterious humanoid lifeform in the anime
* Proxy, playable main protagonist in [[Zenless Zone Zero]].
===Other uses in arts, entertainment and media===
* [[Proxy (film)|''Proxy'' (film)]], a 2013 horror film directed by Zack Parker
* [[Proxies (film)|''Proxies'' (film)]], a 1921 silent drama film dit Ashen]]
* [[Proxy card]], a substitute card used in traden a player does not own eable
* [[Proxy (novel)]], a 2013 young adult novel by Alex London

==Computing and technology==
* [[Proxy pattern]], a software design pattern in computer programming, also known as a proxy class
* [[Proxy server]], a computer network service that allows clients to make indirect network connections to other network services

==Other uses==
* Proxy or [[agent (law)]], a substitute authorized to act for another entity or a document which authorizes the agent so to act
* [[Proxy (climate)]], a measured variable used to infer the value of a variable of interest in climate research
* [[Proxy (statistics)]], a measured variable used to infer the value of a variable of interest
* [[Healthcare proxy]], a document used to specify an agent to make medical decisions for a patient in case they are incapacitated
* Proxy [[bullying]] (or vicarious bullying), bullying committed on behalf of somebody else
* [[Proxy fight]], attempting to influence how company shareholders use their proxy votes
* [[Proxy marriage]], common amongst European monarchs, where one party is not present in person to their marriage to the other
* [[Proxy murder]], a murder committed on behalf of somebody else
* [[Proxy statement]], information published related to a U.S. stockholders' meeting
* [[Proxy voting]], a vote cast on behalf of an absent person
* [[Proxy war]], a war where two powers use third parties as a substitute for fighting each other directly
* [[ProxyAddress]], a service providing postal addresses for homeless people
* [[Torture#Torture by proxy|Torture by proxy]], torturing someone on somebody else's behalf

==See also==
* [[Münchausen syndrome by proxy]]
* ''[[Proxi]]'', a computer application
* [[Vicarious (disambiguation)]]

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Latest revision as of 02:11, 3 October 2024

Proxy may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

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Fictional entities

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  • Proxy, a mysterious humanoid lifeform in the anime
  • Proxy, playable main protagonist in Zenless Zone Zero.

Other uses in arts, entertainment and media

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Computing and technology

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  • Proxy pattern, a software design pattern in computer programming, also known as a proxy class
  • Proxy server, a computer network service that allows clients to make indirect network connections to other network services

Other uses

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  • Proxy or agent (law), a substitute authorized to act for another entity or a document which authorizes the agent so to act
  • Proxy (climate), a measured variable used to infer the value of a variable of interest in climate research
  • Proxy (statistics), a measured variable used to infer the value of a variable of interest
  • Healthcare proxy, a document used to specify an agent to make medical decisions for a patient in case they are incapacitated
  • Proxy bullying (or vicarious bullying), bullying committed on behalf of somebody else
  • Proxy fight, attempting to influence how company shareholders use their proxy votes
  • Proxy marriage, common amongst European monarchs, where one party is not present in person to their marriage to the other
  • Proxy murder, a murder committed on behalf of somebody else
  • Proxy statement, information published related to a U.S. stockholders' meeting
  • Proxy voting, a vote cast on behalf of an absent person
  • Proxy war, a war where two powers use third parties as a substitute for fighting each other directly
  • ProxyAddress, a service providing postal addresses for homeless people
  • Torture by proxy, torturing someone on somebody else's behalf

See also

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