"infomediary" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: infomediaries [plural]
Etymology: Blend of information + intermediary. Coined in 1997 by John Hagel in a Harvard Business Review article, "The Coming Battle for Customer Information". Etymology templates: {{blend|en|information|intermediary}} Blend of information + intermediary Head templates: {{en-noun}} infomediary (plural infomediaries)
  1. (Internet) An Internet site that deals in information pertaining both to businesses offering goods and services and to potential customers. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-infomediary-en-noun-QKjvANei Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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