to proxy
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5.7
- verb
- /ˈprɑːksi/
:
sustituir a
- The second metric to measure informativeness is proxied by potential differences in price reactions on the date of the recommendation.
Examples
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Blue Coat's ability to proxy HTTPS makes this very secure approach possible.
Blog text (25) -
The development of the ITINDEX measure in the study should be a useful tool that future researchers can use to proxy for IT growth.
Academic text (2003) -
In this paper, we use the NYSE market shares to proxy the competition.
Academic text (2016) -
Over the same period, farm debt, proxied by the demand for operating loans, increased significantly.
Academic text (2018) -
How do tree ring chronologies separate this effect from the temperature effects they are attempting to proxy?
Blog text (17) -
We proxy for firm liquidity by including the ratio of total admitted assets to total liabilities.
Academic text (2016) -
Although individual wealth is not directly observed, one can further proxy for wealth by whether a particular defendant requested appointed counsel, thereby claiming indigence.
Academic text (2017) -
However, we do not contend that forced-choice scenarios involving IT are common in the real world, only that they can proxy for exclusive user choice behavior.
Academic text (2003) -
Boys are separated into categories according to their mother's educational attainment to proxy for SES, along with the level of inequality that exists in their state.
Academic text (2016) -
She had to proxy for her colleague during the meeting since he was unable to attend.
Synonyms
128
2.5
To send mail, messages, or packages on to a new address
102
3.5
To receive and then pass on a message or signal
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7.5
Act as a way to pass information between groups
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5.2
To connect two groups so they can communicate and work together
Compounds
- Literature
5
7.6
A war fought by smaller countries but started or supported by larger powers that do not fight directly
- Literature
1
9.0
An attempt by some shareholders to get enough votes to replace company leaders and gain control
How Capable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Proxy comes from the same old Latin procurare, made of pro- 'for' and cura 'care'. To 'proxy' something is to act or send things 'for' someone else, which is why you can proxy your internet connection through another machine.