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Surrogate may refer to:

Cultural relationships:

• Surrogate pregnancy, an arrangement for a woman to carry and give birth to a child who will be raised by others
• Sex surrogate, in sexual therapy
• Surrogate marriage, a custom in African culture

In the arts:

• Author surrogate or audience surrogate, reciprocal literary techniques
• The Surrogates, a comic book series
• Surrogates (film), a 2009 film based on the comic book series
• The Surrogate (1995 film), a TV movie starring Alyssa Milano
• Surrogate (band), an American indie band
• "Surro-Gate", an episode of the cartoon series American Dad!
• "The Surrogate" (The Outer Limits), an episode of the 1990s version of The Outer Limits series

In science and technology:

• Surrogate model, used in engineering design
• Surrogate endpoint, a measure of effect in clinical trials
• Surrogate key, a unique database identification key
• Surrogate proxy, a type of server network setup

Other uses:

• Surrogate (clergy), a deputy of a bishop or ecclesiastical judge
• Surrogate Court, a court primarily concerned with the distribution of assets of a decedent
• Surrogate alcohol, a substance containing alcohol that is consumed, though it is not meant for human consumption

See also

• Surrogate Paintings, a series by American artist Allan McCollum

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