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 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 For these chips, an additional layer of high-density wiring called an interposer adds tighter interconnections so high-bandwidth memory can mount directly around the chip, effectively eliminating what's often referred to as the memory wall. — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 8 Apr. 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
  • The president said that his Board of Peace agreed to the plan with the support of mediators from Egypt, Turkey and Qatar.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 July 2026
  • Attempts by mediators to secure a 10-day ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz made no apparent progress.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
Definition of mediator
Noun
  • Part of it, just mechanically, is journalistic outlets using themselves as intermediaries for their advertisers to give them access to politicians and to celebrities.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
  • This can be accomplished by using AI gateways, which serve as a protective intermediary.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 July 2026
Definition of intermediary
Noun
  • Prime brokers Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America issued margin calls, and the fund ultimately sold its entire public equities book—longs and shorts alike—to a single unnamed buyer before Thursday’s open.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • The prime brokers for the fund, Situational Awareness, have been rushing to raise cash to meet margin requirements, the people said.
    — David Faber, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Definition of broker
Noun
  • When buffers are thin, rain arriving on time in one region becomes everyone else's insurance policy.
    — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Also, build a few extra days of buffer into your target closing date.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Definition of buffer
Noun
  • 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
  • Everything in the two paragraphs above should disturb any honest broker.
    — Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2026
Definition of honest broker
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance — the administration’s lead negotiator with Iran — has suggested that military force alone won’t be enough to fully dismantle Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • An Iranian negotiator said Tehran was suspending its commitments to the interim deal signed about a month ago and aimed at permanently ending the fighting.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026
Definition of negotiator
Noun
  • David Luiz, Samuel Eto’o, Andre Schurrle — all these players contributed in some way to Chelsea’s success during the years when various fixers and middlemen were having their palms greased.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Similarly, the growth of e-commerce reduced the role of some retail middlemen while creating powerful new digital platforms.
    — Ifigenia Georgiou, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of middleman
Noun
  • What is the right combination of short tracks, intermediates, road courses?
    — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • This intermediate can then be chemically transformed into adipic acid, a key component in nylon production.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
Definition of intermediate

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“Interposer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interposer. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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