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proxy | false |

As adjectives the difference between proxy and false

is that proxy is used as a proxy or acting as a proxy while false is (label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.

As a noun proxy

is an agent or substitute authorized to act for another person or proxy can be (gaming|slang) a proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance.

As a verb proxy

is to serve as a proxy for.

proxy

English

(wikipedia proxy)

Etymology 1

Contraction of (etyl) procuracie'', from ''procuratia'', from (etyl) ''procuratio .

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
  • a proxy indicator
    a proxy measurement

    Noun

    (proxies)
  • An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
  • * Blackstone
  • Every peer may make another lord of parliament his proxy , to vote for him in his absence.
  • The authority to act for another, especially when written.
  • * Burke
  • I have no man's proxy : I speak only for myself.
  • The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.
  • (Burrill)
  • (sciences) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
  • (software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.
  • Synonyms
    * deputy * substitute * representative * See also
    Derived terms
    * proxy abuse * proxy battle * proxy bullying * proxy card * proxy fight * proxy marriage * proxy murder * proxy pattern * proxy server * proxy voting * proxy war * caching proxy * complexity-hiding proxy * copy-on-write proxy * dynamic proxy * firewall proxy * forward proxy * protection proxy * remote proxy * reverse proxy * smart-reference proxy * surrogate proxy * synchronisation proxy * virtual proxy

    Verb

  • To serve as a proxy for.
  • * 1983 , Alfred Blumstein, National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Sentencing Research, Research on Sentencing: The Search for Reform , page 143
  • In many of the studies we reviewed, it is common practice to use an observed variable to proxy for a relevant variable that could not be observed.
  • (networking) To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.
  • Etymology 2

    prox'imity + ' -y

    Noun

    (proxies)
  • (gaming, slang) A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance.
  • * 2001 , "TripleRaid", Perfect Dark: Glitch FAQ [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/n64/file/198275/7974]
  • (Make sure you don't move!! Might trigger a proxy ..!)
  • * 2001 , "CyricZ", Perfect Dark: FAQ/Walkthrough [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/n64/file/198275/8052]
  • the only means the Protectors have of delaying is by laying mines and Sentry Guns, and the Runners can only use the Magnums to blow up Proxies and Sentries.
  • * 2002 , "yc", Super Smash Bros.: Kirby [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/n64/file/198854/9449]
  • Usually, the only reason I play in Yoshi's Island is to have fun with the clouds - put proxies on them, taunt from them, whatever.
  • * 2006 , "eatyourmumshead", Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory: Online Mode FAQ [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/924556/43994]
  • You can also walk with your gun out, as this will limit your speed, allowing you do [sic] evade the proxies .
    Synonyms
    * proxy mine English words suffixed with -y ----

    false

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1551, year_published=1888
  • , title= A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by the Philological Society , section=Part 1, publisher=Clarendon Press, location=Oxford, editor= , volume=1, page=217 , passage=Also the rule of false position, with dyuers examples not onely vulgar, but some appertaynyng to the rule of Algeber.}}
  • Based on factually incorrect premises: false legislation
  • Spurious, artificial.
  • :
  • *
  • *:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
  • (lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
  • Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
  • :
  • Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
  • :
  • *(John Milton) (1608-1674)
  • *:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
  • Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
  • :
  • *(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
  • *:whose false foundation waves have swept away
  • Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
  • (lb) Out of tune.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • One of two options on a true-or-false test.
  • Synonyms

    * * See also

    Antonyms

    * (untrue) real, true

    Derived terms

    * false attack * false dawn * false friend * falsehood * falseness * falsify * falsity

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Not truly; not honestly; falsely.
  • * Shakespeare
  • You play me false .

    Anagrams

    * * 1000 English basic words ----