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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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VPN vs proxy

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A VPN encrypts the entire system's traffic through a tunnel; a proxy handles only an individual application's traffic. VPNs typically have a smaller IP pool and aren't a fit for scraping.
See also: encryption