an act of helpful activity; help; aid: to do someone a service.
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the supplying or supplier of utilities or commodities, as water, electricity, or gas, required or demanded by the public.
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the providing or a provider of accommodation and activities required by the public, as maintenance, repair, etc.: The manufacturer guarantees service and parts.
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the organized system of apparatus, appliances, employees, etc., for supplying some accommodation required by the public: a television repair service.
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the supplying or a supplier of public communication and transportation: telephone service; bus service.
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the performance of duties or the duties performed as or by a waiter or servant; occupation or employment as a waiter or servant.
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employment in any duties or work for a person, organization, government, etc.
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a department of public employment, an administrative division of a government, or the body of public servants in it: the diplomatic service.
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the duty or work of public servants.
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the serving of a sovereign, state, or government in some official capacity.
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Military.
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the armed forces: in the service.
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a branch of the armed forces, as the army or navy: Which service were you in during the war?
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Ordnance. the actions required in loading and firing a cannon: service of the piece.
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Often, services.the performance of any duties or work for another; helpful or professional activity: medical services.
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something made or done by a commercial organization for the public benefit and without regard to direct profit: Certain books are published at a loss as a public service.
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Also called divine service.public religious worship according to prescribed form and order.
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a ritual or form prescribed for public worship or for some particular occasion: the marriage service.
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the serving of God by obedience, piety, etc.: voluntary service.
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a musical setting of the sung portions of a liturgy.
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a set of dishes, utensils, etc., for general table use or for particular use: a tea service; service for eight.
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Japanese telecommunications company that almost monopolizes Japan's domestic electronic communications industry. It is Japan's largest company and one of the largest companies in the world.
telephone and telephone system instrument designed for simultaneous two-way voice communication and the technological system through which it is employed. It is a central part of modern telecommunication.
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videophone device that simultaneously transmits and receives both audio and video signals over telephone lines. Such a device consists of a telephone; a display unit with a television picture tube, camera tube, ...
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TradingMarkets - Found Nov. 15, 2008 System was broken up during the 1980s, those services were handed down to the regional telephone service providers, including Ameritech in...
Examiner-Boston - Found Nov. 12, 2008 ... recently received a notice from my cable-TV company (RCN) notifying me that on December 1, they will no longer be providing telephone service.
