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self-ser·vice | \ ˈself-ˈsər-vəs 
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\Definition of self-service
: the serving of oneself (as in a restaurant or gas station) with goods or services to be paid for at a cashier's desk or by using a coin-operated mechanism or a credit or debit card
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The first known use of self-service was in 1913
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