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Broker (disambiguation)

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A broker is a party that mediates between a buyer and a seller.

Broker may also refer to:


Occupations

  • Broker-dealer, a person or organization that engages in trading securities
  • Customs broker, one who clears goods through customs for import or export
  • Information broker, a person or business finds information on individuals as a commodity
  • Information broker, also known as an information consultant, an information professional who provides information as a service
  • Real estate agent, also known as a real estate broker, person representing sellers or buyers of property

People

Software

  • Message broker or integration broker, a module that translates a message from the formal messaging protocol of the sender to the formal messaging protocol of the receiver
  • Object request broker, middleware that allows programmers to make program calls from one computer to another via a network
  • Storage Resource Broker, a data grid middleware software system produced by the San Diego Supercomputer Center
  • Tunnel broker, a service provides a network tunnel

Other uses

See also