proxy server

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proxy server

(Computer Science) computing a computer that acts as an intermediary between a client machine and a server, caching information to save access time

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servidor proxy

serveur mandataire

servente delegato a specifiche funzioni

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Application Proxy technology reportedly re-routes HTTP traffic through an application-layer proxy, which separates user web traffic from the web-source and at the same time enables the WatchGuard Firebox X appliance to inspect web-based traffic, neutralise and protect against this type of exploit.

WatchGuard network security appliances protect Mac users from latest exploit

When supporting clientless access to legacy applications and operating as an HTTP reverse proxy for Web applications, SSL VPN gateways can deliver their rich set of application-access modes as a true application-layer proxy. SSL VPNs are so-called because they operate at layer seven--the application layer--of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model.