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Functionality derived from a particular software program. For example, network services may refer to programs that transmit data or provide conversion of data in a network. Database services...
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Definition: service
Functionality derived from a particular software program. For example, network services may refer to programs that transmit data or provide conversion of data in a network. Database services provide for the storage and retrieval of data in a database. Web services are applications that interact with each other on the Internet (see Web services).
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