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microservice en · NOUN

Etymology

From micro- + service.

Meanings

  1. A small independent process that communicates with other processes, used to break down a complex task into many simpler components.
    • We concluded that microservices is not a one-fit-all solution as it introduces new complexities to the system, and many factors, such as distribution complexities, should be considered before adopting this style. 2015, Armin Balalaie, Abbas Heydarnoori, Pooyan Jamshidi, “Migrating to Cloud-Native Architectures Using Microservices: An Experience Report”, in arXiv:

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Hypernyms

process · service

Relateds

trustlet · worklet · utility · applet

Translations (2)

ru микросервис (a small, independent process in computing) · hu mikroszolgáltatás (a small, independent process in computing)