proxy server

computer server that makes and receives requests on behalf of a user
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proxy server
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proxy server

Summary

proxy server is a type of technology[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of type_of_technology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,311 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • proxy server's image is recorded as Open proxy h2g2bob.svg[3].
  • proxy server's instance of is recorded as type of technology[4].
  • proxy server's instance of is recorded as technological concept[5].
  • proxy server's instance of is recorded as software category[6].
  • proxy server's subclass of is recorded as server software[7].
  • proxy server's subclass of is recorded as network service[8].
  • proxy server's part of is recorded as Secure Web Gateway[9].
  • proxy server's has use is recorded as Internet filtering[10].
  • proxy server's has use is recorded as cache[11].
  • proxy server's has use is recorded as load balancing[12].
  • proxy server's has use is recorded as network security[13].
  • proxy server's has use is recorded as anonymizer[14].
  • proxy server's Commons category is recorded as Proxy servers[15].
  • proxy server's has part is recorded as TLS termination proxy[16].
  • proxy server's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kjbp[17].
  • proxy server's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Proxy servers[18].
  • proxy server's described at URL is recorded as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server[19].
  • proxy server's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/proxy[20].
  • proxy server's different from is recorded as virtual private network[21].
  • proxy server's different from is recorded as firewall[22].
  • proxy server's Quora topic ID is recorded as Proxy-Servers[23].
  • proxy server's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19603590[24].
  • proxy server's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779298391[25].
  • proxy server's KBpedia ID is recorded as ProxyServerProgram[26].
  • proxy server's Treccani's Lessico del XXI Secolo ID is recorded as proxy[27].

Why It Matters

proxy server ranks in the top 7% of type_of_technology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,311 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved . en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved . en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved . en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved . en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved . en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . KBpedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). proxy server. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/proxy-server
MLA “proxy server.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/proxy-server.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_proxy-server_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{proxy server}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/proxy-server}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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