proxy
Acts for another
A proxy is someone or something that acts in place of another.
A proxy vote is cast by one person on behalf of another.
A proxy server sits between a user and the internet, handling requests on their behalf.
In statistics, a proxy variable substitutes for one that's harder to measure: They used income as a proxy for social class.
By extension, proxy describes anything done at one remove: a proxy war is fought through surrogates rather than directly between the principal powers.
Temporary human placeholder
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- fill-inTemporary substitute person
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
alternate · reserve · locum · pinch-hitter · temp · stopgap · relief · cover
Entrust authority to another
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- emissaryAgent sent abroad
diplomat · consul · advocate · lobbyist · plenipotentiary · commissioner · attaché · legate
Agent connecting separate parties
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- liaisonConnector between groups
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
middleman · negotiator · conduit · intercessor · arbiter · arbitrator · matchmaker · peacemaker
One who attends tables
- firewallNetwork access control system
- VPNEncrypted network connection
- IP addressDevice's unique network number
- anonymizerService obscuring user identity
gateway · cache · redirect · network · tunnel · routing · bypass · mask
Sign revealing status
- metricStandard of measurement
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- measureUnit of quantity
- variableProne to fluctuation
index · approximation · estimate · correlate · stand-in · indirect · criterion · parameter
Bearing child for others
- gestationalOf the pregnancy period
- carrierOne that transports
- motherhoodState of being a female parent
- wombFetal development organ
fertility · IVF · donor · conception · birth mother · parenthood · adoption · embryo
stand-in
Temporary human placeholder
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- fill-inTemporary substitute person
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
understudy · alternate · reserve · locum · pinch-hitter · temp · stopgap · relief · cover · surrogate
delegate
Entrust authority to another
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
emissary · diplomat · consul · advocate · lobbyist · plenipotentiary · commissioner · attaché · legate · appointee
go-between
Agent connecting separate parties
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- liaisonConnector between groups
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
facilitator · middleman · negotiator · conduit · intercessor · arbiter · arbitrator · matchmaker · peacemaker · referee
server
One who attends tables
- firewallNetwork access control system
- VPNEncrypted network connection
- IP addressDevice's unique network number
anonymizer · gateway · cache · redirect · network · tunnel · routing · bypass · mask · filter
indicator
Sign revealing status
variable · index · approximation · estimate · correlate · stand-in · indirect · criterion · parameter
surrogacy
Bearing child for others
- gestationalOf the pregnancy period
- carrierOne that transports
- motherhoodState of being a female parent
womb · fertility · IVF · donor · conception · birth mother · parenthood · adoption · embryo · biological
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, assistant
- networkingrouter, routers, LAN, WAN, switches
- proxiessurrogate, stand-in, substitute, representative, delegate
- bylawsarticles, voting, clause, membership, provision
- guardianship lawlegal guardian, legal guardianship, conservatorship, ward of court, mental capacity
- auctionsauction, bidding, bid, auctioneer, auction house
proxyin person
Bodily present somewhere
direct · firsthand · personally · personal · immediate
- proxy warsWarfare through allied states
- proxy votesBallots cast by representative
- web proxy
- healthcare proxyAppointed medical decision-maker
- proxy serverIntermediary that forwards network requests
- proxy forcesFighters funded by outsiders
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