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proxy server

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

Summary

proxy server is a type of technology[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • proxy server's instance of is recorded as type of technology[3].
  • proxy server's instance of is recorded as technological concept[4].
  • proxy server's instance of is recorded as software category[5].
  • proxy server is a type of server software[6].
  • proxy server is a type of network service[7].
  • proxy server is part of Secure Web Gateway[8].
  • proxy server is used for Internet filtering[9].
  • proxy server is used for cache[10].
  • proxy server is used for load balancing[11].
  • proxy server is used for network security[12].
  • proxy server is used for anonymizer[13].
  • proxy server's Commons category is recorded as Proxy servers[14].
  • proxy server comprises TLS termination proxy[15].
  • proxy server's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Proxy servers[16].
  • proxy server's described at URL is recorded as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server[17].
  • proxy server's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/proxy[18].
  • proxy server's different from is recorded as virtual private network[19].
  • proxy server's different from is recorded as firewall[20].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of technology[3], technological concept[4], and software category[5]. Recorded subclass of include server software[6] and network service[7].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include Internet filtering[9], cache[10], load balancing[11], network security[12], and anonymizer[13]. proxy server comprises TLS termination proxy[15]. It is part of Secure Web Gateway[8].

Why It Matters

proxy server has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Apache Traffic Server cache FerretDB firewall GoAgent mitmproxy network security Pingora SMS Proxy Lite taler-twister WinGate XMPP transport

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: 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. Retrieved . 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. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved . en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Proxy servers
    Local thumb → —
    Has parts → —
    Instance of → type of technology, technological concept, software category
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12521]]: Proxy_server, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294327024|Proxy server (#294327024)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|ICANNWiki]] #"
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