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proxy cache

A facility in a proxy server that caches incoming Web pages on the hard disk. If the next page requested by a browser is already in the proxy cache, the page is retrieved locally instead of from the Internet. When proxy servers are used, the users' browsers must be configured to use the proxy server. See proxy server, reverse proxy, transparent cache and Web cache.



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Server-facing" technologies like web switches and load balancers, proxy caches, SSL accelerators, and similar devices are designed to improve the reliability and scalability of a web site.
Due to their positioning within enterprise networks and their content monitoring capabilities, proxy caches are an ideal enforcement point for securing Internet access from the growing range of web-based threats," said Lawrence Orans, Principal Analyst at Gartner.
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