service object
Also known as: component
An object that provides a service to other objects. Service objects typically do not have a lifecycle of their own; any state they do contain tends to be an aggregate of the states of the entity objects that they vend. The interface of a service object is often defined via a Service Facade[CJ2EEP] class. EJB Session Beans are one example of a service object.
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