Editing Proxy pattern (section)

== Possible usage scenarios ==
===Remote proxy===
In [[distributed object communication]], a local object represents a remote object (one that belongs to a different address space). The local object is a proxy for the remote object, and method invocation on the local object results in [[remote method invocation]] on the remote object. An example would be an [[Automated teller machine|ATM]] implementation, where the ATM might hold proxy objects for bank information that exists in the remote server.

===Virtual proxy===
{{See|Lazy loading}}
In place of a complex or heavy object, a skeleton representation may be advantageous in some cases. When an underlying image is huge in size, it may be represented using a virtual proxy object, loading the real object on demand.

===Protection proxy===
A protection proxy might be used to control access to a resource based on access rights.