proxy server

noun

A hardware server that acts as an intermediary between a user and another server, usually on the Internet.

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Meanings

nounproxy server (plural proxy servers)

plural proxy servers

  1. computingA hardware server that acts as an intermediary between a user and another server, usually on the Internet.

Translations

Afrikaans instaanbediener
  • instaanbedienerhardware server
Catalan servidor intermediari
  • servidor intermediarihardware server
Chinese Mandarin 代理服務器 /代理服务器
  • 代理服務器 /代理服务器 (dàilǐ fúwùqì)hardware server
Danish proxyserver
  • proxyserverhardware server
Dutch proxyserver
  • proxyserverhardware server
Esperanto prokurilo, prokura servilo
  • prokurilohardware server
  • prokura servilohardware server
Estonian puhverserver
  • puhverserverhardware server
Finnish välityspalvelin
  • välityspalvelinhardware server
French serveur mandataire
  • serveur mandatairehardware server
German Proxyserver, Proxy
  • Proxyserverhardware server
  • Proxyhardware server
  • Proxy-Serverhardware server
Greek διακομιστής μεσολάβησης
  • διακομιστής μεσολάβησης (diakomistís mesolávisis)hardware server
Indonesian server proksi
  • server proksihardware server
Japanese プロキシサーバ, 串鯖
  • プロキシサーバ (purokishi sāba)hardware server
  • 串鯖 (kushisaba)hardware server
Polish serwer pośredniczący, serwer-pośrednik
  • serwer pośredniczącyhardware server
  • serwer-pośrednikhardware server
Portuguese servidor proxy, proxy server
  • servidor proxyhardware server
  • proxy serverhardware server
Russian про́кси-се́рвер, се́рвер-посре́дник
  • про́кси-се́рвер (próksi-sérver)hardware server
  • се́рвер-посре́дник (sérver-posrédnik)hardware server
Spanish servidor proxy
  • servidor proxyhardware server
Swedish proxyserver
  • proxyserverhardware server
Turkish vekil sunucu
  • vekil sunucuhardware server
Cite this entry
APA

proxy server. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proxy%20server

MLA

“proxy server.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proxy%20server. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proxy server,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proxy%20server.

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