Japanese

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Etymology

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Clipping of プロクシー (purokushī), in turn from English proxy.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɯ̟ɾo̞kɯ̟̊ɕi]

Noun

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プロクシ (purokushi

  1. (computing) a proxy, a proxy server

Derived terms

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  • (kushi, proxy, from the second half of the term purokushi; literally “skewer”)