Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
...si se ocupa este proxy
English translation:
(if one uses / when dealing with) the proxy
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Candace Holt Ryan
Aug 24, 2015 14:05
8 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
Semantic precision, syntactic accuracy
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
...si se ocupa este proxy
Spanish to English
Medical
Medical: Health Care
I am so sorry. I DID include the context previously so I don't know what happened, but here it is again. Disculpen, por favor.
Aquí abajo doy más contexto, pero aun después de darle un montón de vueltas, lo que no me aclaro es como pasar al inglés lo de "si se ocupa este proxy".
Como se aprecia, hoy día la cobertura del Programa XXXXX alcanza a 99,44% si se ocupa este proxy que es la demanda potencial de contenido científico medido como la producción indizada en Scopus y reportada en el Iber Scimago 2015.
Gracias de antemano por su ayuda.
Aquí abajo doy más contexto, pero aun después de darle un montón de vueltas, lo que no me aclaro es como pasar al inglés lo de "si se ocupa este proxy".
Como se aprecia, hoy día la cobertura del Programa XXXXX alcanza a 99,44% si se ocupa este proxy que es la demanda potencial de contenido científico medido como la producción indizada en Scopus y reportada en el Iber Scimago 2015.
Gracias de antemano por su ayuda.
Proposed translations
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(if one uses / when dealing with) the proxy
Using one easily derived statistic as a proxy for another less easily derived one.
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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Thanks Patricia.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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Gracias Muriel.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all for your input. I really appreciate it."
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Gabriela Acosta
Native in Spanish
Localization | QA | LLM Linguist
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Portuguese to Spanish, and 2 more.
if this proxy is used
I understand that the idea is that 'if this proxy (server) is used the coverage of the Program xxxx would be...'
Here's the definition for proxy: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy
Hope this helps! :)
Here's the definition for proxy: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy
Hope this helps! :)
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neilmac
: OK, but I still think something like "proxy figure" would make it clearer for non-specialist readers.
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Thanks neilmac! The original text seems to be written in Chilean Spanish and in that case 'ocupar' is a synonym of 'to use'. That's also why I suggested 'if this proxy is used'.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: Sorry, I didn't see the 'server' in your answer before. I wouldn't use 'server'.
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Thanks Muriel!
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... if we take into account the details of...
... the potential demand..."
PROXY: a figure that can be used to represent the value of something in a calculation
NB: I don't understand why they use the rather recondite term "proxy" here at all in Spanish, rather than expressing the information more clearly in language any reader could comprehend.
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Note added at 37 mins (2015-08-24 14:43:13 GMT)
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It can lead to confusion, as the most commonly occurring instances of proxy nowadays have to do with information technology (proxy servers)...
PROXY: a figure that can be used to represent the value of something in a calculation
NB: I don't understand why they use the rather recondite term "proxy" here at all in Spanish, rather than expressing the information more clearly in language any reader could comprehend.
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Note added at 37 mins (2015-08-24 14:43:13 GMT)
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It can lead to confusion, as the most commonly occurring instances of proxy nowadays have to do with information technology (proxy servers)...
Peer comment(s):
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: I think 'proxy' is being used here in the statistical sense, as Donal has suggested.
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Yes, I understand that (I even provided a definition of the statistical usage). However, I still think it would be clearer if they used a less recondite/specialist term, such as "figure"...
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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if this figure is used as a proxy [for the potential demand]
Another possibility.
I use the word 'proxy' in everyday conversation and it has nothing to do with a proxy server.
Merriam-Webster definition:
3 b : something serving to replace another thing or substance : SUBSTITUTE *books T were not proxies for experience— Frederick Mayer*
I use the word 'proxy' in everyday conversation and it has nothing to do with a proxy server.
Merriam-Webster definition:
3 b : something serving to replace another thing or substance : SUBSTITUTE *books T were not proxies for experience— Frederick Mayer*
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