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broker
subject			fact

broker	allows an object to call methods of another object without knowing that this object is remotely located
	has definition An architectural pattern in which parts of the system are transparently distributed to different nodes of a network
	distributes aspects of the software system to different nodes
	facilitates divide and conquer since the remote objects can be independently designed
	increases cohesion because the remote objects have strong communicational cohesion
	increases reusability because it is often possible to design the remote objects so that other systems can use them too
	increases reuse because you may be able to reuse remote objects that others have created
	is a subtopic of 9.5 - Architectural Patterns
	is a kind of architectural pattern
pattern	should be as general as possible
	should be described in an easy-to-understand form so that people can determine when and how to use it
	should contain a solution that has been proven to effectively solve the problem in the indicated context

Kinds of broker :

• COM (2 facts)
• Common Object Request Broker Architecture (4 facts) (CORBA) - A well-known standard broker architecture