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proxied

proxied is the simple past and past participle of proxy.

Meaning of proxy

Verb

proxy (third-person singular simple present proxies, present participle proxying, simple past and past participle proxied)

  1. To serve as a proxy for.
    • In many of the studies we reviewed, it is common practice to use an observed variable to proxy for a relevant variable that could not be observed.1983, Alfred Blumstein, National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Sentencing Research, Research on Sentencing: The Search for Reform, page 143
  2. To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.

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Forms of proxied

comparativemore proxied
superlativemost proxied

Words formed from proxied

Questions about proxied

What is proxied the simple past and past participle of?
Proxied is the simple past and past participle of proxy.

Words near proxied in the dictionary

  1. Proxers
  2. proxes
  3. proxibarbal
  4. proxibarbital
  5. proxicromil
  6. proxied
  7. proxies
  8. proxies in blank
  9. proxifezone
  10. proxigean
  11. proxigean spring tide

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