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Third party may refer to:

Politics

• Third party (politics), party other than one of the two dominant ones in a two-party political system
• Third party (United States), in American politics
• Third party (Canada), in Canadian politics

Computers

• Third-party developer, hardware or software developer not directly tied to the primary product that a consumer is using
• Third-party software component, reusable software component developed to be either freely distributed or sold by an entity other than the original vendor of the development platform

Business and marketing

• Third-party verification (TPV), process of getting an independent party to confirm that the customer is actually requesting a change or ordering a new service or product, such as the practice used to prevent Telephone slamming
• Third party technique, marketing strategy commonly employed by public relations firms, that involves placing a premeditated message in the "mouth of the media"
• Third party beneficiary, person who may have the right to sue on a contract, despite not having originally been a party to the contract
• Third party insurance, liability insurance that is designed to offer specific protections against third party claims.

Other uses

• Third party reproduction refers to a process where another person provides sperm or eggs or where another woman provides her uterus so that a woman can have a child
• 3rd Party, American 1990s pop music group
• Third-party ownership in association football
• Third-party logistics provider, a 3PL in supply chain management
• Third-party content

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