Translation guide
The English word 'proxy' can refer to a person authorized to act for another, a server that intermediates requests, or the authority to act on someone's behalf. This guide covers natural Japanese expressions for each meaning.
A person who is given the authority to represent someone else, such as in voting, attending meetings, or making decisions.
The most common and general term for a person who acts on behalf of another, especially in legal or formal contexts.
彼は会議に代理人を送った。
He sent a proxy to the meeting.
Can refer to the act of representing or the person doing it, often used in compounds like 代理店 (agency). Slightly less specific than 代理人.
彼女が私の代理として出席します。
She will attend as my proxy.
Specifically a proxy appointed by a power of attorney or written authorization, used in very formal legal contexts.
株主総会では委任状による代理人が投票できます。
At the shareholders' meeting, proxies by power of attorney can vote.
A computer server that acts as an intermediary between a client and another server, often for security, caching, or anonymity.
The direct loanword from English, widely understood in IT contexts.
プロキシサーバーを経由して接続する。
Connect via a proxy server.
A more Japanese-sounding term for proxy server, though less common than プロキシ.
このネットワークは代理サーバーを使用している。
This network uses a proxy server.
The power or right given to a person to act on behalf of someone else, such as a proxy vote.
The legal authority to act as a proxy; often used in formal documents.
彼に代理権を与えた。
I gave him proxy authority.
To vote by proxy; a common phrase in meetings or elections.
欠席するので代理で投票してもらいます。
Since I'll be absent, I'll have someone vote by proxy for me.
A thing that takes the place of something else, often in measurement or testing.
Substitute or alternative; used when one thing is used in place of another, not necessarily a person.
この変数は実際の値の代用として使われる。
This variable is used as a proxy for the actual value.
Alternative or replacement; similar to 代用 but often implies a more permanent substitution.
代理 (proxy) is temporary and specific, while 代表 (representative) is more permanent and broader. A proxy acts on specific instructions; a representative may have ongoing authority.
In formal meetings, the phrase 委任状 (いにんじょう, power of attorney) is often used when submitting a proxy vote. You may hear 委任状による議決権行使 (exercise of voting rights by proxy).
GDPは経済の健全性の代替指標としてよく使われる。
GDP is often used as a proxy for economic health.