proxy

stellvertretend, indirekt

Für jemand anderen handelnd oder anstelle von etwas anderem verwendet.

In einfachem Englisch: Acting for someone else or being used instead of something else.

• She cast a proxy vote.
• The computer connects through a proxy server.
• Researchers used income as a proxy measure of living standards.

Synonyme: substitute, indirect

Häufige Wendungen: proxy vote, proxy server, proxy war, proxy measure

Stellvertreter, Ersatz, Vollmacht

Person oder Sache, die eine andere vertritt, oder die Erlaubnis für jemanden, in deinem Namen zu handeln.

In einfachem Englisch: A person or thing acting instead of another, or permission for someone to act for you.

• You can vote by proxy.
• She appointed her brother as her proxy.
• The study used house size as a proxy for wealth.

So benutzt man es: proxy for someone/something (Income is often used as a proxy for wealth.); by proxy (Shareholders can vote by proxy.)

Synonyme: substitute, representative, stand-in

Häufige Wendungen: by proxy, act as proxy, proxy for someone, appoint a proxy

Proxy, Proxyserver

Computersystem oder Softwareobjekt, das die indirekte Nutzung eines anderen Dienstes ermöglicht.

In einfachem Englisch: A computer system or software object that lets you use another service indirectly.

• The browser uses a proxy.
• Requests pass through the proxy before reaching the server.
• This proxy provides access to the remote service.

Synonyme: intermediary

Häufige Wendungen: use a proxy, proxy server, proxy object, through a proxy

vertreten, weiterleiten

Für eine andere Person handeln oder Informationen über ein zwischengeschaltetes Computersystem weitergeben.

In einfachem Englisch: To act for another person or pass information through an intermediate computer system.

• This service can proxy requests.
• The server proxied traffic to another machine.
• She agreed to proxy for him at the meeting.

So benutzt man es: proxy for someone/something (This server proxies for the main application.); proxy something through something (We proxy all requests through a local server.)

Synonyme: stand in, act for, relay

Häufige Wendungen: proxy for someone, proxy requests, proxy network traffic