proxy pattern

noun

A structural design pattern that is implemented as a class functioning as an interface for a network connection, a large object in memory, a file, or some other resource that is expensive or impossible to duplicate.

Meanings

nounproxy pattern (plural proxy patterns)

plural proxy patterns

  1. artsA structural design pattern that is implemented as a class functioning as an interface for a network connection, a large object in memory, a file, or some other resource that is expensive or impossible to duplicate.

Translations

German Stellvertreter
  • Stellvertreterstructural design pattern
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Chicago

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