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# How Do Residential Proxies Work?

## This article covers everything you need to know about residential proxies: how they keep you anonymous online and prevent blocking.

A [**residential proxy server**](https://froxy.com/en/residential-proxies) acts as an intermediary for your internet traffic. After you send a request to a website, the proxy server accepts it, replaces your IP address and location with new ones, and sends the updated request to the recipient. This preserves your anonymity and makes the website you request to “perceive” you as a regular user.

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