What does a proxy do?

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2. Is squid a reverse proxy?
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6. How does a squid proxy work?
7. Which is better octopus or squid?
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1. #connecting
2. #proxy
3. #sends
4. #servers
5. #processes
6. #processed
7. #request
8. #server
9. #these
10. #which
11. #requests
12. #computer
13. #wanting
14. #through
15. #internet
16. #basically
17. #returns
18. #another
19. #serves