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Broker
In commerce, a broker is a party that mediates between a buyer and a seller. A broker who also acts as a seller or as a buyer becomes a principal party to the deal. Distinguish agent: one who acts on behalf of a principal.
A brokerage is a firm that acts as a broker.
See also:
- Real estate broker
- Stock broker
- Ship broker
- The Broker.
In computing, a broker consists of software which mediates between two objects: typically between a client and a server or between a repository and a requestor or caller. See for example:
- message broker
- object request broker
- storage resource broker
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