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Fan service (ファンサービス, fan sābisu), fanservice or service cut (サービスカット, sābisu katto)[ 1][ 2] is material in a work of fiction or in a fictional series that is intentionally added to please the audience, [ 3] often sexual in nature, such as nudity. [ 4][ 5] The term originated in Japanese [ 6][ 7] in the anime and ...
Community service. Community service is selfless work performed by a person or group of people for the benefit and betterment of their community contributing to a noble cause. [ 1] In many cases, people doing community service are compensated in other ways, such as those helping getting a lunch for free. In many countries, there are programs to ...
Service (economics) A restaurant waiter is an example of a service-related occupation. A service is an act or use for which a consumer, company, or government is willing to pay. [ 1] Examples include work done by barbers, doctors, lawyers, mechanics, banks, insurance companies, and so on.
Volunteering is a voluntary act of an individual or group freely giving time and labor, often for community service. [ 1][ 2] Many volunteers are specifically trained in the areas they work, such as medicine, education, or emergency rescue. Others serve on an as-needed basis, such as in response to a natural disaster .
Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. [ 1] They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organizations, or administered by a government agency. [ 1] Social services are connected with the concept of welfare and ...
Microservices. In software engineering, a microservice architecture is an architectural pattern that arranges an application as a collection of loosely coupled, fine-grained services, communicating through lightweight protocols. One of its goals is to enable teams to develop and deploy their services independently.
Gaslighting is a colloquialism, defined as manipulating someone into questioning their own perception of reality. [ 1][ 2] The expression, which derives from the title of the 1944 film Gaslight, became popular in the mid-2010s. Merriam-Webster cites deception of one's memory, perception of reality, or mental stability. [ 2]
A gigolo (/ ˈ dʒ ɪ ɡ ə l oʊ, ˈ ʒ ɪ ɡ-/ JIG-ə-loh, ZHIG-) is a male escort or social companion who is supported by a person in a continuing relationship. [1]The term gigolo usually implies a man who adopts a lifestyle consisting of a number of such relationships serially rather than having other means of support.