proxy server
Americannoun
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a server that receives requests, filters them, and forwards them to a network on behalf of another computer or network which it represents under a surrogate IP address: used to provide anonymity or increased security or to carry out intermediate processing.
noun
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computing a computer that acts as an intermediary between a client machine and a server, caching information to save access time
Etymology
Origin of proxy server
First recorded in 1985–90
Example Sentences
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A proxy server typically does not encrypt your connection.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025
Now, once users pointed Sci-Hub toward an article, the site would check every university proxy server until it found one through which it could download the paper, and would download it automatically.
From The Verge • Feb. 8, 2018
When a search results in “can’t be displayed,” it could be ad-blockers, a proxy server setting, or something else, writes Patrick Marshall.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2016
The 20-year-old from Nottingham is believed to have been running a proxy server that connected to addresses banned by service providers in the UK.
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2014
When using a proxy server, a user does not access the page from its original URL, but rather from the URL of the proxy server.
From Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruling by United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Pennsylvania
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