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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.CapabilityMay 9, 2026
Service AbroadnounMWEnaval service aboard a ship at seaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service AgencynounMWEa business that makes its facilities available to others for a feeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service AreanounMWEplace on a highway providing garage services and eating and toilet facilitiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service BooknounMWEa book setting forth the forms of church serviceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service BreaknounMWEa tennis game won on the opponent's serviceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service BureaunounMWEa business that makes its facilities available to others for a feeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service CallnounMWEa trip made by a repairman to visit the location of something in need of serviceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service CapnounMWEa cap with a flat circular top and a visorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service CeilingnounMWEaltitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service ChargenounMWEa percentage of a bill (as at a hotel or restaurant) added in payment for serviceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service ClubnounMWEa club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public servicesverifiedMay 18, 2026
service contractnounMWEA formal agreement between a service provider and consumer that specifies the details of the service performed by the provider.RequirementMay 9, 2026
Service CutbacknounMWEthe act of reducing serviceverifiedMay 18, 2026
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 restoredRequirementMay 12, 2026
Service DepartmentnounMWEa repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repairedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service DoornounMWEan entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service ElevatornounMWEan elevator designed for carrying freightverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service EntrancenounMWEan entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service FeenounMWEa percentage of a bill (as at a hotel or restaurant) added in payment for serviceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service FirmnounMWEa business that makes its facilities available to others for a feeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service IndustrynounMWEan industry that provides services rather than tangible objectsverifiedMay 18, 2026
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 measuredRequirementMay 12, 2026
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.RequirementInternalMay 9, 2026
service level performancenounMWEThe degree of service expected of a service provider and promised to a client as encapsulated in a contract.MetricMay 12, 2026
Service LinenounMWEthe back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball courtverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service MannounMWEa skilled worker whose job is to repair thingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service of ProcessnounMWEthe act of delivering a writ or summons upon someoneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service ProgramnounMWE(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computerverifiedMay 18, 2026
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.OrganizationRegulatedPIIMay 12, 2026
Service RoadnounMWEa local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to propertyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service RoutinenounMWEa routine that can be used as neededverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service StaffnounMWEthose in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service StationnounMWEa station where gasoline and oil are sold and facilities are available for repairing or maintaining automobilesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service StripenounMWEan insignia worn to indicate years of serviceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Service TreenounMWEany of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Serviceabilitynounthe quality of being able to provide good serviceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Serviceablenessnounthe quality of being able to provide good serviceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Serviceberrynounany of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Servicingnounthe act of mating by male animalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Serviettenouna small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Servilitynounabject or cringing submissivenessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Servingnounan individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a mealverifiedMay 18, 2026
Serving CartnounMWEa handcart for serving foodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Serving DishnounMWEa dish used for serving foodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Serving GirlnounMWEa girl who is a servantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Servitornounsomeone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone elseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Servitudenounstate of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Servomechanismnouncontrol system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater powerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Servosystemnouncontrol system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater powerverifiedMay 18, 2026
SesamenounEast Indian annual erect herbverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sesame FamilynounMWEthe family of plants of order PolemonialesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sesame OilnounMWEoil obtained from sesame seedsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sesame SeednounMWEsmall oval seeds of the sesame plantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sesamoidnounany of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a jointverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sesamoid BonenounMWEany of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a jointverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sesbanianounany of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pea-like flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sesquicentennialnounthe 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Sesquipedalianouna very long word (a foot and a half long)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Sesquipedalitynounusing long wordsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sessnounstreet names for marijuanaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sessile TrilliumnounMWEtrillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odorverifiedMay 18, 2026
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.EventMay 9, 2026
Session CookienounMWEa cookie that is stored temporarily and is destroyed when you close the linkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Session HijackingnounMWETake over a session that someone else has established.ThreatMay 12, 2026
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.CredentialRestrictedMay 12, 2026
Sestetnounthe cardinal number that is the sum of five and oneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Set ChiselnounMWEnarrow chisel made of steelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Set DecorationnounMWEa decoration used as part of the set of a theatrical or movie productionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Set GunnounMWEa gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it offverifiedMay 18, 2026
Set PhrasenounMWEan expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it upverifiedMay 18, 2026
Set PiecenounMWEa piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the stage settingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Set PointnounMWE(tennis) the final point needed to win a set in tennisverifiedMay 18, 2026
Set ShotnounMWEa two-handed basketball shot from a stationary positionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Set SquarenounMWEa try square with an adjustable sliding headverifiedMay 18, 2026
Set TheorynounMWEthe branch of pure mathematics that deals with the nature and relations of setsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Set-Backnounstructure where a wall or building narrows abruptlyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Set-Tonouna brief but vigorous fightverifiedMay 18, 2026
Setanouna stiff hair or bristleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Setlinenouna long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)verifiedMay 18, 2026
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 mountedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Settnounrectangular paving stone with curved topverifiedMay 18, 2026
Setteenouna long wooden bench with a backverifiedMay 18, 2026
Setternouna long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to pointverifiedMay 18, 2026
Setterwortnoundigitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Settingnounarrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enactedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Setting HennounMWEa domestic hen ready to broodverifiedMay 18, 2026
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.ProcessMay 9, 2026
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.DataRegulatedMay 12, 2026
Settlement eligible instructionsnounMWESee "Matched Instructions".RequirementRegulatedMay 9, 2026
Settlement HousenounMWEa center in an underprivileged area that provides community servicesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Settlernouna person who settles in a new colony or moves into new countryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Settlingnouna gradual sinking to a lower levelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Settlornoun(law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiaryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Seven IronnounMWEiron with a lofted face for hitting high shots to the greenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Seven SeasnounMWEan informal expression for all of the oceans of the worldverifiedMay 18, 2026
Seven-Spotnounone of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the faceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Seven-Upnouna form of all fours in which a total of seven points is gameverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sevenernounthe cardinal number that is the sum of six and oneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sevensomenounseven people considered as a unitverifiedMay 18, 2026