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by userbinator 1318 days ago
The word "proxy" used to refer to a human, and this is essentially an automated version of that. The automation of messaging a friend on WhatsApp and asking him to go to a website and send you the information.
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comprev 1317 days ago
Proxy simply means doing an action on behalf of another entity. This could be a human, a computer or even entire country ("proxy war")
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aleixrodriala 1318 days ago
That would be the human version of this, awesome to know :)
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quickthrower2 1318 days ago
I believe proxy can still refer to a human. For example in voting.
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