Delegation vs. Proxy
Delegationnoun
An act of delegating.
Delegationnoun
A group of delegates used to discuss issues with an opponent.
Delegationnoun
(computing) A method-dispatching technique describing the lookup and inheritance rules for self-referential calls.
Delegationnoun
(legal) A contract whereby the original debtor substitutes a new debtor in his stead, with the creditor’s permission.
Delegationnoun
The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates.
Delegationnoun
One or more persons appointed or chosen, and commissioned to represent others, as in a convention, in Congress, etc.; the collective body of delegates; as, the delegation from Massachusetts; a deputation.
Delegationnoun
A kind of novation by which a debtor, to be liberated from his creditor, gives him a third person, who becomes obliged in his stead to the creditor, or to the person appointed by him.
Delegationnoun
a group of representatives or delegates
Delegationnoun
authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
Delegation
Delegation is the assignment of authority to another person (normally from a manager to a subordinate) to carry out specific activities. It is the process of distributing and entrusting work to another person.
Proxyadjective
Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
Proxynoun
An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
Proxynoun
The authority to act for another, especially when written.
Proxynoun
The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.
Proxynoun
(sciences) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
Proxynoun
(software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.
Proxynoun
A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance.
Proxyverb
To serve as a proxy for.
Proxyverb
(networking) To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.
Proxynoun
The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity.
Proxynoun
The person who is substituted or deputed to act or vote for another.
Proxynoun
A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote in his stead, as in a corporation meeting.
Proxynoun
The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.
Proxynoun
See Procuration.
Proxyverb
To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another.
Proxynoun
a person authorized to act for another
Proxynoun
a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting
