# shared service

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An internal business organization providing support services that are shared between multiple business units or functions.
2. A virtual or physical team whose process expertise is shared across multiple business units or functions (rather than duplicating staff in each business unit) to execute business processes, in a consistent manner, for optimal resource efficiency, cost and service performance.

## Etymology
Attributed to Greg Hackett of The Hackett Group.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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