proxy

代理の、代用の

他の人に代わって行動することや、他の物の代わりに使われること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： substitute, indirect

よく使う表現： proxy vote, proxy server, proxy war, proxy measure

代理人、代用物、委任状

他の人や物の代わりをする人や物。また、人に代わって行動するための許可。

やさしい英語で： 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.

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

類義語： substitute, representative, stand-in

よく使う表現： by proxy, act as proxy, proxy for someone, appoint a proxy

プロキシ、代理サーバー

別のサービスを間接的に使えるようにするシステムやソフトウェアの部品。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： intermediary

よく使う表現： use a proxy, proxy server, proxy object, through a proxy

代理を務める、中継する

他人に代わって行動する、または別のコンピューターを介して情報を送ること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

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

類義語： stand in, act for, relay

よく使う表現： proxy for someone, proxy requests, proxy network traffic