Definition of a Service

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A service is an abstract definition of a computing resource within an application which can be scaled or replaced
independently from other components. Services are backed by a set of containers, run by the platform
according to replication requirements and placement constraints. As services are backed by containers, they are defined
by a Docker image and set of runtime arguments. All containers within a service are identically created with these
arguments.

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Title: Definition of a Service

Summary

A service is defined as an abstract computing resource that can be independently scaled or replaced. It is backed by containers run by the platform, based on replication needs and placement constraints, and is defined by a Docker image and runtime arguments. All containers within a service are created identically.