• German: Proxyserver

• ttbc French: mandataire

Etymology 2

proximity + -y

Noun

1. In the context of "gaming|slang": A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance.
   • 2001: "TripleRaid", Perfect Dark: Glitch FAQ http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/n64/file/198275/7974

     (Make sure you don't move!! Might trigger a proxy..!)

   • 2001: "CyricZ", Perfect Dark: FAQ/Walkthrough http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/n64/file/198275/8052

     the only means the Protectors have of delaying is by laying mines and Sentry Guns, and the Runners can only use the Magnums to blow up Proxies and Sentries.

   • 2002: "yc", Super Smash Bros.: Kirby http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/n64/file/198854/9449

     Usually, the only reason I play in Yoshi's Island is to have fun with the clouds - put proxies on them, taunt from them, whatever.

   • 2006: "eatyourmumshead", Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory: Online Mode FAQ http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/924556/43994

     You can also walk with your gun out, as this will limit your speed, allowing you do [sic] evade the proxies.

Synonyms

• proxy mine

Proxy may refer to something which acts on behalf of something else, as in:

• Proxy card, a substitute card used in trading card games when a player does not own the substituted card and also can occur when proxy cards are not tradable
• Proxy (climate), a measured variable used to infer the value of a variable of interest in climate research
• Proxy fight, attempting to influence how company shareholders use their proxy votes
• Proxy marriage, a common amongst European monarchs, where one party is not present in person to their marriage to the other
• Proxy murder, a murder which the murderer commits at the behest of another
• Proxy pattern, a software design pattern in computer programming
• Proxy server, a computer network service that allows clients to make indirect network connections to other network services
  • Proxy bypass, a website to get past websites which are blocked by an administrator
• Proxy (statistics), a measured variable used to infer the value of a variable of interest
• Proxy voting, a vote cast on behalf of an absent person, which can be:
  • one way of casting an absentee ballot in some elections (see Absentee ballot#Proxy voting)
  • a way for parliamentarians to vote on a measure even if not present.
• Proxy war, a war where two powers use third parties as a substitute for fighting each other directly

Proxy may also refer to:

• Proxy (Ergo Proxy), a mysterious humanoid lifeform in the anime Ergo Proxy
• "The Proxy" (song), by RJD2, on his 2003 album Deadringer
• Proximity mine, gaming slang

See also

• Proxy Site https://linkitto.com, A website that can be used to get past school filters, and unlock MySpace or similar websites.
• Proxy fight, an event that may occur when opposition develops to a corporation management among its stockholders
• Proxy statement, an announcement of and an invitation to a U.S. stockholders' meeting
• Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
• Proxi, a proprietary freeware computer application for Mac OS X by Griffin Technology

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