Plural of proxy
regular plural
The plural of proxy is proxies.
Forms of proxy
| Singular | proxy /ˈpɹɒk.si/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | proxies |
| Countable | countable |
Proxies in a sentence
- The routine business took an hour; for another hour the shareholders and proxies and company officers held a Yoyodyne songfest.1966 March, Thomas Pynchon, chapter 4, in The Crying of Lot 49, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, published November 1976, →ISBN, page 59. From the entry songfest
- Whereas industry lead-lag effects were stronger among small, thinly traded stocks with low analyst coverage, geographic lead-lags were unrelated to these proxies for investor scrutiny.2023 January 17, Ana Monteiro, Nuno Silva, Helder Sebastião, “Industry return lead-lag relationships between the US and other major…. From the entry lead-lag
- Unauthenticating client proxies only buys you security against the most naïve eavesdropping attacks, but is still better than no protection at all.2002 June, John Viega, Matt Messier, Pravir Chandra, “Introduction” (chapter 1), in Network Security with OpenSSL, Sebastopol, Calif.…. From the entry unauthenticate
- Africans need not continue to fear what they see and interpret as hidden American intentions to neo-colonize and further exploit their continent, directly or through proxies, lackeys, and ploys.2009 July 13, Dr. Kofi J. Roberts, The Sargasso Bridge: America Speaks, Africa Answers, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 85. From the entry neo-colonize
Meaning of proxy
- adjective Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
- noun An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
- noun The authority to act for another, especially when written.
Questions about the plural of proxy
- What is the plural of proxy?
- The plural of proxy is proxies.
- Is proxy countable?
- Proxy is a countable noun.
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