proxy server

American  

[prok-see sur-ver] / ˈprɒk si ˌsɜr vər /

noun

Computers.

1. 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.

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proxy server British  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of proxy server

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Like with a VPN, when using a proxy server, you’re bouncing your connection over a remote server before sending it to its final destination.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

Now, once users pointed Sci-Hub toward an article, the site would check every university proxy server until it found one through which it could download the paper, and would download it automatically.

From The Verge • Feb. 8, 2018

Second, your Web browser may have been reconfigured — either inadvertently by you or intentionally by malware — to use a proxy server.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2016

The 20-year-old from Nottingham is believed to have been running a proxy server that connected to addresses banned by service providers in the UK.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2014

When using a proxy server, a user does not access the page from its original URL, but rather from the URL of the proxy server.

From Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruling by United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Pennsylvania