proxy

par procuration, indirect, de substitution

Qui agit pour quelqu’un d’autre ou qui est utilisé à la place d’autre chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : substitute, indirect

Expressions courantes : proxy vote, proxy server, proxy war, proxy measure

mandataire, substitut, procuration

Personne ou chose qui en remplace une autre, ou autorisation permettant à quelqu’un d’agir pour vous.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : proxy for someone/something (Income is often used as a proxy for wealth.); by proxy (Shareholders can vote by proxy.)

Synonymes : substitute, representative, stand-in

Expressions courantes : by proxy, act as proxy, proxy for someone, appoint a proxy

proxy, serveur mandataire

Système informatique ou objet logiciel qui permet d’utiliser un autre service de manière indirecte.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : intermediary

Expressions courantes : use a proxy, proxy server, proxy object, through a proxy

servir de mandataire, servir d'intermédiaire

Agir au nom de quelqu’un ou transmettre des informations par un système informatique intermédiaire.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : proxy for someone/something (This server proxies for the main application.); proxy something through something (We proxy all requests through a local server.)

Synonymes : stand in, act for, relay

Expressions courantes : proxy for someone, proxy requests, proxy network traffic