Can you use NGINX as a forward proxy?

What is an example of a forward proxy?

There is a very good definition and example of the concept here.

If I visit a website, then my IP address shows that I am located in. Europe. The website will then send requests to its server located in another part of the world. The website knows the location of its server because of the IP address in the request. So the website uses a 'forwarding' proxy. A 'forwarding' proxy is an application on my computer that, when I visit a website, actually sends the request to. another computer. On that computer the request goes out over the Internet to the website's server and back into the browser to me. And more elaboration. "Forwarding proxies are special kinds of network proxies. They are useful for situations where you have a network which consists of one. central computer and several access computers. Access computers are terminals that use software to contact other computers. For example, people may access a mainframe computer through their personal. computers. In this case, the connection between the user and the main frame computer can be through a network. When the user wishes to access information at the main frame computer, the user's computer contacts. the main frame through a forward proxy. The forward proxy translates from the type of communication (for example, TCP/IP) to a different. type of communication (for example, SNA) and then the information is. delivered to the main frame computer. In this way, a user at one location can use the same programs as the users at the main frame. computer. The user can also be geographically separate from the main frame computer, although they could both be on the same network.