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Glossary of proxy and scraping terms

Industry jargon explained in plain English: residential, ASN, fingerprint, KYC, sticky session, CGN, JA3, anti-detect and ~50 more. Useful for newcomers and for anyone talking to a provider's support team.

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Fingerprint

browser fingerprint protection

The combination of ~30-50 parameters that identify your browser: Canvas, WebGL, AudioContext, fonts, timezone, screen resolution. Used by anti-bot systems to track you across sessions even from different IPs.

Floating IP

technical

An IP that changes automatically within a defined range (usually within a single ASN). Less stable than dedicated, but more stable than rotating.

Glossary of proxy and scraping terms

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Fingerprint

Floating IP

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