"interposer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: interposers [plural]
Etymology: From interpose + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|interpose|er|id2=agent noun}} interpose + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} interposer (plural interposers)
  1. One who interposes.
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  2. (electronics) An electrical interface between one connection or socket and another, used to spread a connection to a wider pitch or to reroute it.

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