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microservices

microservices is the plural of microservice.

Meaning of microservice

Noun

microservice (plural microservices)

  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

Questions about microservices

What is microservices the plural of?
Microservices is the plural of microservice.

Words near microservices in the dictionary

  1. microserrefine
  2. microserrefines
  3. microserver
  4. microservers
  5. microservice
  6. microservices
  7. microsession
  8. microsessions
  9. microseta
  10. microsetae
  11. microsetal

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