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servicenounSomething of value provided to a customer such as banking, legal support, IT support, etc. that is not a physical thing with material value.Capability
Service AreanounMWEplace on a highway providing garage services and eating and toilet facilitiesverified
Service CallnounMWEa trip made by a repairman to visit the location of something in need of serviceverified
Service ChargenounMWEa percentage of a bill (as at a hotel or restaurant) added in payment for serviceverified
Service ClubnounMWEa club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public servicesverified
service contractnounMWEA formal agreement between a service provider and consumer that specifies the details of the service performed by the provider.Requirement
Service delivery objectivenounMWEDirectly related to the business needs, SDO is the level of services to be reached during the alternate process mode until the normal situation is restoredRequirement
Service DoornounMWEan entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuseverified
Service EntrancenounMWEan entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuseverified
Service FeenounMWEa percentage of a bill (as at a hotel or restaurant) added in payment for serviceverified
Service level agreementnounMWEAn agreement, preferably documented, between a service provider and the customer(s)/user(s) that defines minimum performance targets for a service and how they will be measuredRequirement
Service Level Agreement (SLA)nounMWEFormal documents between an institution and its third-party service provider that outline an institution’s predetermined requirements for a service and establish incentives to meet, or penalties for failure to meet, the requirements. SLAs should specify and clarify performance expectations, establish accountability, and detail remedies or consequences if performance or service quality standards are not met.RequirementInternal
service level performancenounMWEThe degree of service expected of a service provider and promised to a client as encapsulated in a contract.Metric
Service ProgramnounMWE(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computerverified
service providernounMWEFor purposes of the Information Security Standards, service provider means any person or entity that maintains, processes, or otherwise is permitted access to customer information or consumer information through its provision of services directly to a financial institution.OrganizationRegulatedPII
Service RoadnounMWEa local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to propertyverified
Service StationnounMWEa station where gasoline and oil are sold and facilities are available for repairing or maintaining automobilesverified
Service TreenounMWEany of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruitverified
Serviceberrynounany of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruitverified
Serviettenouna small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothingverified
Servitudenounstate of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishmentverified
Servomechanismnouncontrol system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater powerverified
Servosystemnouncontrol system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater powerverified
Sesamoidnounany of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a jointverified
Sesamoid BonenounMWEany of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a jointverified
Sesbanianounany of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pea-like flowersverified
Sessile TrilliumnounMWEtrillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odorverified
sessionnounA session is an encounter between an end-user interface device (e.g., computer, terminal, process) and an application, including a network logon. One user session is the time between starting the application and quitting.Event
Session CookienounMWEa cookie that is stored temporarily and is destroyed when you close the linkverified
Session KeynounMWEIn the context of symmetric encryption, a key that is temporary or is used for a relatively short period of time. Usually, a session key is used for a defined period of communication between two computers, such as for the duration of a single connection or transaction set, or the key is used in an application that protects relatively large amounts of data and, therefore, needs to be re-keyed frequently.CredentialRestricted
Set DecorationnounMWEa decoration used as part of the set of a theatrical or movie productionverified
Set GunnounMWEa gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it offverified
Set PhrasenounMWEan expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it upverified
Set TheorynounMWEthe branch of pure mathematics that deals with the nature and relations of setsverified
Setlinenouna long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)verified
Setscrewnouna screw (often without a head) that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel or cam etc. and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mountedverified
Setterwortnoundigitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internallyverified
Settingnounarrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enactedverified
SettlementnounThe final step in the transfer of ownership involving the physical exchange of securities or payment. In a banking transaction, settlement is the process of recording the debit and credit positions of the parties involved in a transfer of funds. In a financial instrument transaction, settlement includes both the transfer of securities by the seller and the payment by the buyer. Settlements can be "gross" or "net." Gross settlement means each transaction is settled individually. Net settlement means parties exchanging payments will offset mutual obligations to deliver identical items (e.g., dollars or EUROS), at a specified time, after which only one net amount of each item is exchanged.Process
Settlement date (ACH)nounMWEThe date on which an exchange of funds with respect to an entry is reflected on the books of the Federal Reserve Bank.DataRegulated
Settlornoun(law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiaryverified