🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

대리인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dae-ri-in

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Proxy/ˈprɒk.si/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 대리인을 통해 투표했다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The authority to represent someone else, especially in voting or decision-making.

    "She was unable to attend the meeting, so she cast her vote by proxy."
  2. 2

    A figure, variable, or server that acts as a substitute or intermediary for another.

    "Tree rings are often used as a climate proxy to study historical temperatures."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating in the late 14th century, the word developed as a contraction of 'procuracy', derived from the medieval Latin 'procuratia' meaning agency or procuration. Historically, it referred to the authority or person authorized to act for another, later expanding into computing and scientific contexts to mean a variable or server acting on behalf of another.

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