proxy server

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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

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Words nearby proxy server

proximo, proximoataxia, proxy, proxy fight, proxy marriage, proxy server, proxy statement, Prozac, prozone, prp., prs.

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Example sentences from the Web for proxy server

From the link, the file appears to be hosted on a mail server associated with SEA.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad|Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unfortunately, the site was storing all the “private” Snapchats on a web server, along with the usernames of senders.
‘The Snappening’ Is Real: 90,000 Private Photos and 9,000 Hacked Snapchat Videos Leak Online|Marlow Stern|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They found that all the information captured by the spyware was sent to a remote server in Korea.
A Double Agent App Targets Hong Kong’s Protesters|Jacob Siegel|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hoge joined in, waging a proxy battle against a liberal blogger who accused Walker et al. of being scammers.
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever Read|David Weigel|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

People who intentionally hurt children for attention can be accused of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.
Republican Thinks Obama’s Mental Illness Caused Border Crisis|Gideon Resnick|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This resolution went, therefore, to abolish the right of peers to vote by proxy.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
He held the rectories of Middle and Whitchurch in Shropshire, but the duties were performed by a proxy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
The result was that he lost the esteem of both parties, and came to be regarded as a mere trimmer and time-server.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8|Various
To say that, as a great moral reformer, he had no enemies, would be to say that he was a toady and a time-server.
History of Prince Edward Island|Duncan Campbell
Edgar had excused her not staying to throw for herself, but the general proxy, the bookseller, had been successful in her name.
Camilla|Fanny Burney

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