microservices

noun

UK /ˈmaɪ.krəʊˌsɜː.vɪs.ɪz/

US /ˈmaɪ.kroʊˌsɝː.vɪs.ɪz/

Microservices are small separate parts of a computer program that each do one job and work together.

The app was built with microservices so each team could update its own piece without breaking the rest.

SYNONYMS

service-oriented architecture modular services distributed services fine-grained services

RELATED WORDS

containers APIs cloud computing DevOps scalability

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Small independent services in a software system that communicate over a network.

They split the monolith into microservices to deploy features faster.

3. An architectural style where an application is a collection of loosely coupled services.

Microservices let the company scale only the parts that get heavy traffic.

4. Individual small web services that each handle a single business capability.

The payment microservices handle billing while the catalog microservices manage products.