サロゲート

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

surrogate

Used as a noun or with の to modify another noun, referring to a substitute or stand-in, often in technical or formal contexts. Compare with 代理 (だいり), which is more common for general proxy or representation.

See also: 代理

• サロゲートキーはデータベースでよく使つかわれる。

  Surrogate keys are often used in databases.

• この研けん究きゅうでは、マウスをヒトのサロゲートモデルとして用もちいた。

  In this study, mice were used as a surrogate model for humans.