interposer

noun

Definition of interposernext
as in mediator
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement I hope that we can resolve this dispute by ourselves, without the help of some outside interposer

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Recent Examples of interposer GlobalFoundries – The semiconductor manufacturer gained nearly 5% after announcing a multiyear, $2 billion manufacturing agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to produce silicon interposers. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®,deena Zaidi, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 Rather than placing optical chiplets beside processors, the company is building a photonic interposer that serves as the packaging substrate itself. — IEEE Spectrum, 9 July 2026 Lightmatter spoke about a 3D interposer which enables an ASIC built with UCIe IP and laser communication as shown in the image below. — Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interposer
  1. mediator
  2. intermediary
  3. broker
  4. buffer
  5. honest broker
  6. negotiator
  7. middleman
  8. intermediate
Noun
  • Qatar is among the nations that have acted as mediators between the two sides for months.
    — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In this way, the child often takes on the role of a confidant, mentor, or mediator within their household.
    — Parents, Parents, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of mediator
Noun
  • Prior to that, the Johnsons ran their business out of a former funeral home that required a white intermediary to purchase it.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Traditional festivals are events where content is typically presented to industry professionals and the press, who then act as intermediaries, bringing that content to the general public.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of intermediary
Noun
  • According to the complaint, an internal review found that just five brokers controlled 6,345 Ticketmaster accounts holding 246,407 tickets.
    — James LaForge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • These services help identify data brokers and people-search websites that may have your information.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of broker
Noun
  • While this trend signals mounting pressure across financing conditions, analysts note that a modest retrenchment in market risk exposure represents a healthy calibration, serving as a buffer to mitigate concentrated risk spillovers.
    — , CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The assessment is the latest dose of bad news for coral reefs, which are critical sources for seafood and tourism and often serve as buffers from coastal erosion and storms.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of buffer
Noun
  • An honest broker knows when to listen for the right guidance.
    — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026
  • All the while, the US presented itself as an honest broker between London and Tehran.
    — Andrew Arsan, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Definition of honest broker
Noun
  • Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian ombudsman and his country's chief negotiator in the talks, said the ceasefire would take effect across the Kherson region and neighboring areas essential to the operation.
    — BEN FINLEY, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Here’s a first look at Minnie Driver as a hostage negotiator in Paramount+‘s tense heist thriller The Day.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of negotiator
Noun
  • Industry middlemen acted like a cartel, making sure things never had the potential to change.
    — Adam Duxter, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In recent years, some poachers and traders have increasingly turned to middlemen to broker transactions and facilitate sales.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of middleman
Noun
  • In this case, a cysteine (one of the amino acids) in the enzyme is activated to attack the peptide bond, creating a temporary intermediate where part of the protein being cut is chemically linked to the enzyme.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The phenomenon has been previously observed from Jupiter, Saturn and the sun, as well as stars outside the solar system and cool objects known as brown dwarfs — an intermediate between a star and a planet.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of intermediate

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“Interposer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interposer. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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