SOAP relies on HTTP as a transport but provides a generic service for RPC over the Internet.

SOAP 依靠 HTTP 进行传输，但通过 Internet 为 RPC 提供了通用服务。

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The key element of a business process is the Invoke activity, which represents the invocation of a generic service, as described by the Services Oriented Architecture.

业务流程的关键元素是 Invoke 活动，正如面向服务的体系结构（Services Oriented Architecture）所描述，它代表了一般服务的调用。

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It's a generic framework for gluing together service components.

它是一个通用框架，能够将服务组件组合起来。

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Last year, Tumblr offered a model that provided native advertising on its service, a very different approach from the generic banner ads Geocities had.

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It might be listed on your bill as a "premium service" or other generic-sounding charge.

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