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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Proactive notifications that provide a simple path to self-service resolution are increasingly what customers expect.
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Ori Faran, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
What is a supermarket? Advertisement In Memphis, Tenn., circa 1916, Piggly Wiggly opened its doors, offering the first self-service grocery vendor.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
However, as self-service stations and payment at the pump became ubiquitous, every chain adopted this model.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 3 Sep. 2024
The prediction mooted that this technology was set to transform not only customer service agent productivity and efficiency but also the self-service tools that brands could deploy to allow customers to resolve a large number of their own queries and problems.
—Adrian Swinscoe, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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Ori Faran, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
What is a supermarket? Advertisement In Memphis, Tenn., circa 1916, Piggly Wiggly opened its doors, offering the first self-service grocery vendor.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
However, as self-service stations and payment at the pump became ubiquitous, every chain adopted this model.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 3 Sep. 2024
The prediction mooted that this technology was set to transform not only customer service agent productivity and efficiency but also the self-service tools that brands could deploy to allow customers to resolve a large number of their own queries and problems.
—Adrian Swinscoe, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Self-service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-service. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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