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service
See Also:
ArcIMS service,
Web service
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[computing]
A persistent software process that provides data or computing resources for client applications. -
[ESRI software]
In ArcWeb Services, any Web service or geographic data. -
[computing]
In ArcGIS, a GIS resource—such as a map, globe, locator, or geodatabase connection—that is located on a server and is made available to client applications through well-known communication protocols such as HTTP.
