- (Brokering) 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 party to the deal. Distinguish agent: one who acts on behalf of a principal.
- (Brokering) The Bureau with a client who wants a specific speaker that requires going to an agent representing an exclusive speaker, to buy said speaker. Commission is determined by the exclusive agent.
- (Brokering) In the context of a Storage Resource Manager (SRM), brokering is contacting the source location to pin a file and then invoke a transfer service to get the file when the file is not locally available.
- (Brokering) The buying and selling of whole units or components. A broker typically does not physically accept and store the material but rather buys the units or components for immediate resale.