proxy server
[ prok-see sur-ver ]
nounComputers.
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.
Origin of proxy server
1First recorded in 1985–90
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British Dictionary definitions for proxy server
proxy server
noun
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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