For Proxy we have terms and definitions in 21 topics. The topics are Accounting, Accounting Terms, Backgammon, Canadian Law, Computer Technology, Computer Virus, Digital Imaging, Distance Learning, Finance, Frauds and Scams, Information Security, Insolvency, Law, Legal, Photography, Political, Real Estate, Securities, Spyware, Tax and Technology.

Proxy (Accounting)

Document authorizing someone other than the shareholder to exercise the right to vote the stock owned by the shareholder.

Proxy (Accounting Terms)

Document authorizing someone other than the shareholder to exercise the right to vote the stock owned by the shareholder.

Proxy (Backgammon)

See Cube Proxy.

Proxy (Canadian Law)

A right which is signed-over to an agent. Proxies are used frequently at annual meetings of corporations where the right to exercise a vote is "proxied" from the shareholder to the agent.

Proxy (Computer Technology)

Proxy is a method of sharing of Internet access. The proxy uses a cache for saving often visited webpages, therefor improving access time (see also cache).This is the use of one computer or device to make requests in place of another over a network. Proxies are often used for Internet security or control of connections. You can use a proxy or proxy server to pass data between your internal network and the Internet. A machine on your network sends a request to the proxy. The proxy sends the request to a server on the Internet. Thus, it stands in for the computer on your network. The server on the Internet never knows that the request is coming from anywhere but the proxy. Thus 100 machines on your network could all access an Internet server and it would look like the proxy was making all of the requests. Some proxies have caching and site filtering built in.

Proxy (Computer Virus)

A software agent, often a firewall mechanism, which performs a function or operation on behalf of another application or system while hiding the details involved.

Proxy (Digital Imaging)

A sampling of an image or page.

Proxy (Distance Learning)

"A computer that acts as a bridge between two computer systems..." (Digital Libraries by William Y. Arms). Proxy servers are in use in libraries to provide user authentication so that remote users can access proprietary databases. The University of South Florida, UMUC and many other libraries use Useful Utilities.

Proxy (Finance)

Authorization, whether written or electronic, that shareholders' votes may be cast by others. Shareholders can and often do give management their proxies, delegating the right and responsibility to vote their shares as specified.

Proxy (Frauds and Scams)

A written authorization by a shareholder allowing a representative to vote for or against business proposals and directors at annual meetings. The results of these votes are announced at the meeting.

Proxy (Information Security)

A software that can accept or reject the connection of a user to the target destination with some kind of rules or authentication mechanisms.

Proxy (Insolvency)

Under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act a written statement can be made whereby a creditor appoints another person to act on his behalf in a creditors meeting and any other matters pertaining to that bankruptcy.

Proxy (Law)

The instrument authorizing one person to represent, act, and vote for another at a shareholders' meeting of a corporation.

Proxy (Legal)

The instrument authorizing one person to represent, act, and vote for another at a shareholders' meeting of a corporation.

Proxy (Photography)

A representative version or sample of a larger image.

Proxy (Political)

Someone who acts on behalf of another (in filling out an absentee ballot, for example.)

Proxy (Real Estate)

The term legally encompasses any agent who has written authority to act on behalf of another.

Proxy (Securities)

A written authorization by a stockholder giving his voting rights to someone else. Shareholders who cannot attend the annual meeting usually give their proxies to someone else, often to management.

Proxy (Spyware)

Any firewall that blocks and re-creates a connection between two points. As a defensive tool, a proxy in an organization hides a user from the outside world. As a pest, a proxy hides an attacker from a user. As a pest, a proxy is a tool that can be used to anonymize a connection between an attacker and your machine, making the connection more difficult to trace. The attacker interacts with the proxy; the proxy translates the interaction and interacts with your machine. As attack tools, SMTP and FTP proxies are often used in conjunction with Firewall Killers, Downloaders, RATs, and Trojans.

Proxy (Tax)

If a shareholder can not attend a meeting, the shareholder is allowed to vote by proxy. A proxy grants another individual the power to vote on their behalf.

Proxy (Technology)

A technique used to cache information on a Web server. A proxy holds the most commonly accessed and recently used content from the World Wide Web in order to provide quicker downloads for users and to increase server security.

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