A service program is an OS/400 object of type *SRVPGM. Service programs are typically used for common functions that are frequently called by other procedures within an application and across applications. For example, the ILE compilers use service programs to provide run-time services such as math functions and input/output routines.
Service programs simplify maintenance, and reduce storage requirements, because only a single copy of a service program is maintained and stored.
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