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Proxy servers are used to hide the location of a user or website from a network administrator or web user. When a proxy server is used, the user’s computer requests content from the proxy server instead of from the intended destination.

Because the proxy server is in between the user’s computer and the destination server, the proxy server can often provide a faster response time than the destination server.

A proxy server can access its cache to speed up the retrieval of cached information. When a proxy server has cached information, the proxy server can request the cached information from the origin server rather than from the user’s computer.

This can speed up the retrieval of the cached information by the proxy server.