If services are being created to feed data into downstream systems, the target system is the consumer of the service.

如果正在创建将数据提供给下游系统的服务，那么目标系统就是该服务的消费者。

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Operating WSHT is a two step process; first, to establish the service with the provisioning system; and second to bind the service consumer client to the provisioning system.

操作WSHT是一个分为两步的过程：第一步，用准备系统建立服务；第二步，将服务消费者客户绑定到准备系统。

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For example, a decision to redeploy a service currently running on a particular operating system to a different platform could reasonably require no changes to the services consumer.

例如，将当前在特定操作系统上运行的服务重新部署到另一个平台的决定完全可能不要求对服务使用者进行更改。

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When a communications system becomes a new consumer service, it benefits society: businesses can offer their goods and consumers can express their opinions simultaneously, giving everyone more choice.

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