microservice
nounEtymology From micro- + service.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A small independent process that communicates with other processes, used to break down a complex task into many simpler components.
- We concluded that microservices is not a one-fit-all solution as it introduces new complexities to the system, and many factors, such as distribution complexities, should be considered before adopting this style.2015, Armin Balalaie, Abbas Heydarnoori, Pooyan Jamshidi, “Migrating to Cloud-Native Architectures Using Microservices: An Experience Report”, in arXiv: