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Proxy server
The proxy server - (from engl. Proxy - the action right from a name) - the intermediate Web server used as the intermediary between the browser and the final Web server. The proxy server performs two basic functions: economy of volume of traffic and increase in access rate to data due to caching of data on the local disk and ensuring protection of a local network of corporation, for example, libraries. Use of the proxy server is capable to lead to economy of the IP addresses as in this case only one public IP address is necessary also.