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
  • Preclinical research also suggests that quinoa saponins may reduce the production of inflammatory mediators and pro-inflammatory molecules.
    — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Qatar has been an important mediator in the US-Iran conflict.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of mediator
Noun
  • Bottom line Booking Holdings is being priced as a legacy intermediary awaiting disruption.
    — Isabella Gao, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • For the tech bros who have been given the power to make policy will soon algorithmicize everything left, stripping even the token human intermediary from the process of adjudicating care.
    — Elizabeth Nicholas, Vanity Fair, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of intermediary
Noun
  • The alliance is an industry advocate and resource hub for printers, print brokers, packaging and label businesses, vendors, and creative marketing professionals across 13 western states.
    — Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • These services send removal requests to data brokers on your behalf and may continue monitoring for information that reappears later.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of broker
Noun
  • Tiedemann noted that permit levels are intentionally set with some buffer, so that a violation doesn’t immediately cause a crisis.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The particle contains a low-density carbon buffer, inner pyrolytic carbon, silicon carbide and outer pyrolytic carbon.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 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
  • Bobby Roy, the union's chief negotiator, said the state rejected proposals from the union without making a counterproposal.
    — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In 2019, according to her campaign, Hinojosa was a key Democratic negotiator on the largest school finance overhaul in a generation.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of negotiator
Noun
  • Waymo has also been expanding into new markets without Uber, while rivals such as Tesla double down on robotaxis, feeding fears that a growing fleet of driverless cars could erode Uber's lucrative role as the middleman between vehicles and riders.
    — Akash Sriram, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This was no gangsta rap Nuremberg, but rather something closer to the trial of Adolf Eichmann — a case tried decades later in which the aging defendant wasn’t the actual killer but a banal middleman, a functionary and a lethal node of transport.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 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 12 Sep. 2026.

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