proxy

delegado, indirecto, sustitutivo

Que actúa en nombre de otra persona o se utiliza en lugar de otra cosa.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: substitute, indirect

Expresiones frecuentes: proxy vote, proxy server, proxy war, proxy measure

representante, sustituto, poder

Persona o cosa que actúa en lugar de otra, o autorización para que alguien actúe en tu nombre.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: proxy for someone/something (Income is often used as a proxy for wealth.); by proxy (Shareholders can vote by proxy.)

Sinónimos: substitute, representative, stand-in

Expresiones frecuentes: by proxy, act as proxy, proxy for someone, appoint a proxy

proxy, servidor intermediario

Sistema informático u objeto de software que permite utilizar otro servicio de forma indirecta.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: intermediary

Expresiones frecuentes: use a proxy, proxy server, proxy object, through a proxy

actuar como representante, intermediar

Actuar en nombre de otra persona o transmitir información mediante un sistema informático intermediario.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: proxy for someone/something (This server proxies for the main application.); proxy something through something (We proxy all requests through a local server.)

Sinónimos: stand in, act for, relay

Expresiones frecuentes: proxy for someone, proxy requests, proxy network traffic