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service
Noun
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An action or work by one person that can be consumed by another person.
Hair care is a service industry.
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A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
This machine provides the name service for the LAN.
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The military.
I did three years of service before coming here.
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A set of dishes or utensils.
She brought out the silver tea service.
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The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
The player had four service faults in the set.
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A religious rite or ritual.
The funeral service was good.
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The serving, or delivery, of a document requiring someone to appear in a court of law.
The service happened yesterday.
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That which is provided by the government or its agents.
The Job Centre provides a service to the unemployed.
service
Verb
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If you service something, you serve them.
They service the customer base.
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If you service something, you perform maintenance on them.
He is going to service the car.
component
Noun
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A component is one part that connects to other parts.
Some components may be cleaned by methods different to those used on the main body.
The main component of any budget will be the cost of staff.
The main components of the package are shown again in Fig 14.
Throughout the world, oxygen increasingly became a major component of the atmosphere.
The components of healthy diet are exercising, not just fasting and balancing nutrients in the meal.