# Service

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Please note that in IT, service has multiple meanings. 
In this definition, we'll focus on the more traditional one: service as in microservice. 
How or even if services differ from microservices is nuanced and different people may have different opinions. 
For a high-level definition, we'll treat them as the same. 
Please refer to the [microservices](https://glossary.cncf.io/microservices-architecture/) definition.

## In sign language

Video: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE5OCe3upMo>

**Note**:
While each country has its own sign language we,
the [Deaf/Hoh Working Group](https://contribute.cncf.io/accessibility/deaf-and-hard-of-hearing/),
aim to standardize signs for new cloud-native terms for global use.

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