PROXY

Proxy

In the study of past climates, known as paleoclimatology, climate proxies are preserved physical characteristics of the past that stand in for direct measurements, to enable scientists to reconstruct the climatic conditions that prevailed during much of the Earth's history. As reliable modern records of climate only began in the 1880s, proxies provide a means for scientists to determine climatic patterns before record-keeping began. Examples of proxies include ice cores, tree rings, sub-fossil pollen, boreholes, corals, and lake and ocean sediments. The character of deposition or rate of growth of the proxies' material has been influenced by the climatic ...

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proxy

Noun

  1. An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
  2. The authority to act for another, especially when written.
  3. The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.
  4. A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
  5. An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance.

Verb

  1. To serve as a proxy for.
  2. To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.

Adjective

  1. Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
    a proxy indicator
    a proxy measurement


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