Glossary
Sticky session
A session that keeps the same exit address for a period instead of rotating.
Needed for multi-step flows such as logging in, paging through results and checkout. Check whether your plan states a maximum duration, and design for the address changing anyway, because residential addresses can go offline.
Related terms
- IP rotation
Changing the exit address between requests or connections. - ISP proxy
A static address registered to an internet provider but hosted in a datacenter, held for a term.
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