self-service
noun
self-ser·vice
ˈself-ˈsər-vəs 
: 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
self-service
adjective
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This solution integrates contact centers with operational systems, enabling both self-service and live agent support across channels like voice, chat, and SMS.
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Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
However, cost savings doesn’t make up for the fact that staff is still spread too thin, McKee said, which has hindered efforts to restore Sunday hours beyond the self-service pilot program that was rolled out at the Concord branch in December.
—Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
The new Front Street location will serve only self-service bubble teas with milk and tapioca pearls, and maybe some small food items.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025
From the outside, the new North Tryon Street laundromat in North Charlotte looks like any typical self-service laundry business.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2025
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Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
However, cost savings doesn’t make up for the fact that staff is still spread too thin, McKee said, which has hindered efforts to restore Sunday hours beyond the self-service pilot program that was rolled out at the Concord branch in December.
—Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
The new Front Street location will serve only self-service bubble teas with milk and tapioca pearls, and maybe some small food items.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025
From the outside, the new North Tryon Street laundromat in North Charlotte looks like any typical self-service laundry business.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Self-service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-service. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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