microservice

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noun

A small independent process that communicates with other processes, used to break down a complex task into many simpler components.

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Meanings

nounmicroservice (plural microservices)

plural microservices

  1. computingA 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

Origin

From micro- + service.

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Translations

Hungarian mikroszolgáltatás
  • mikroszolgáltatása small, independent process in computing
Russian микросервис
  • микросервис (mikroservis)a small, independent process in computing
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Chicago

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