service (noun)

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• service — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of serving. 2) a period of employment with an organization. 3) an act of assistance. 4) a ceremony of religious worship according to a prescribed form. 5) a system supplying a public need such as transport, or… …   English terms dictionary

• service — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 system that provides sth the public needs ADJECTIVE ▪ efficient, excellent, good, valuable ▪ adequate ▪ bad, inadequate …   Collocations dictionary

• service — ser·vice 1 n 1: the act of delivering to or informing someone of a writ, summons, or other notice as prescribed by law after service of process see also notice by publication at notice, s …   Law dictionary

• service bureau — ˈservice ˌbureau noun [countable] COMPUTING COMMERCE a business that provides a variety of computing and printing services that people can pay to use * * * service bureau UK US noun [C] IT ► a business that provides computing and printing… …   Financial and business terms

• service pack — ˈservice pack noun [countable] COMPUTING a set of new features, improvements etc that you get for a software program byInstalling them * * * service pack UK US noun [C] IT ► a set of improvements for a software program, especially ones that… …   Financial and business terms

• service court — noun Etymology: service (I) : a part of the court into which the ball or shuttlecock must be served in any of various court games see tennis illustration * * * the part of the court into which a player must serve in various games, as tennis,… …   Useful english dictionary

• service pipe — noun Etymology: service (II) : a pipe connecting a main pipe (as a gas or water main or an electrical conduit) with a building * * * a pipe connecting a building with a water or gas main. * * * service pipe or service wire noun A branch from a… …   Useful english dictionary

• service area — noun place on a highway providing garage services and eating and toilet facilities • Hypernyms: ↑topographic point, ↑place, ↑spot * * * noun, pl ⋯ areas [count] chiefly Brit : ↑rest area * * * ˈservice area [service area] …   Useful english dictionary

• service club — noun 1. a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services • Hypernyms: ↑club, ↑social club, ↑society, ↑guild, ↑gild, ↑lodge, ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• service road — noun a local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to property • Syn: ↑frontage road • Hypernyms: ↑local road, ↑local street * * * noun, pl ⋯ roads [count] : a road that is near and parallel to a major… …   Useful english dictionary

• service door — noun an entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse • Syn: ↑service entrance, ↑servant s entrance • Hypernyms: ↑entrance, ↑entranceway, ↑entryway, ↑entry, ↑entree …   Useful english dictionary