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.

Related Topics:
Commerce - Buyer - Seller - Principal - Agent

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A brokerage is a firm that acts as a broker.

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See also:

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• Insurance broker
• Real estate broker
• Stock broker
• Ship broker
• The Broker
• Xpert Business Broker
• Power broker
• The Power 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.

Related Topics:
Computing - Software - Object - Client - Server - Repository

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See for example:

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• message broker
• object request broker
• storage resource broker