message broker

noun

An intermediary program that translates a message from the formal messaging protocol of the sender to the formal messaging protocol of the receiver in a telecommunication network where programs communicate by exchanging formally-defined messages.

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Meanings

nounmessage broker (plural message brokers)

plural message brokers

  1. computingAn intermediary program that translates a message from the formal messaging protocol of the sender to the formal messaging protocol of the receiver in a telecommunication network where programs communicate by exchanging formally-defined messages.
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APA

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“message broker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/message%20broker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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