🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

serviço eletrônico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: seɾ-vi-su e-le-tɾõ-ni-ku

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Electronic service/ɪˌlɛkˈtrɒn.ɪk ˈsɜː.vɪs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O portal simplificou o acesso ao serviço eletrônico."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A service provided via electronic networks, such as the internet, telecommunications, or digital platforms, typically accessible remotely.

    "Government agencies are increasingly shifting their operations toward providing efficient electronic services to citizens."
  2. 2

    Commercial transactions, customer support, or digital utilities delivered through software applications and websites.

    "The bank upgraded its electronic service infrastructure to handle higher volumes of online transactions securely."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'electronic', derived from Greek 'ēlektro-' referencing electricity (ultimately from 'ēlektron', meaning amber), and 'service', derived from Latin 'servitium', meaning slavery or servitude, evolving through Old French to mean the provision of assistance. Together, the compound emerged in the late 20th century with the expansion of digital networks and the internet to describe commercial and administrative offerings delivered via electronic channels.

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