One appointed or authorized to act for another, especially a person appointed to vote as one wishes at a meeting, The agency of a substitute; the office or authority of one who is deputed to act for another, An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person, verb_ To serve as a proxy for, networking To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service, intransitive verb_ rare To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another, adjective_ Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy