MaskProxy Glossary of Terms
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This glossary is used to quickly understand common product, billing, connection, and troubleshooting vocabulary used in MaskProxy tutorials.
Product Type
| Term |
Meaning |
| rotating residential proxy - GB |
Residential proxy billed by GB traffic, egress IP can be rotated, suitable for batch tasks that require residential network characteristics. |
| rotating datacenter proxy - GB |
A datacenter proxy that charges by GB of traffic, focusing on speed, bandwidth and cost control. |
| static residential proxy - IP |
Fixed-duration ISP residential IP, suitable for maintaining the same egress identity for a long time. |
| static datacenter proxy - IP |
Fixed-duration datacenter IP, suitable for network monitoring, interface testing and long-term automation tasks. |
Connection Protocol
| Term |
Meaning |
| HTTP Protocol |
Common proxy connection protocol, suitable for web browsing, interface requests and most application scenarios. |
| SOCKS5 protocol |
A more general proxy connection protocol with a wide range of compatibility. It is a connection protocol, not a proxy product sold separately. |
Account and parameters
| Term |
Meaning |
| Host |
proxy server address, for example: gw.maskproxy.net. |
| Port |
proxy connection port, different products or configurations may be different. |
| Username |
Account name used for proxy authentication. |
| Password |
The password used for proxy authentication should be kept properly. |
| proxy string |
Connection information that combines host, port, username, and password into one line. |
Common status
| Term |
Meaning |
| Connection timeout |
The client did not connect to the proxy or target site within the limited time. |
| Authentication failed |
May occur when the username, password, port or package status is incorrect. |
| Exit IP |
The proxy IP address seen by the target website. |
| Concurrency |
The number of requests initiated at the same time. Excessive concurrency may lead to timeout or increased failure rate. |