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Glossary: rephrase definitions of services and actions (#33769)

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definition: |-
Actions are used in several places in Home Assistant. As part of a script or
automation, actions define what is going to happen once a trigger is
activated. In scripts, an action is called *sequence*. Actions use service
calls and/or scenes to interact with entities and cause these entities to do
activated. In scripts, an action is called *sequence*. An action is a **software
function that interacts with targets to make something happen**. Actions can use other actions
and/or scenes to interact with entities and cause these entities to do
something. Actions can also include conditions and a delay. An action can
call multiple services at the same time. For example, if your presence is
detected in a room, an action may call one service to turn on a light and
call another service to start playing music after a delay. Actions are also
perform multiple actions at the same time. For example, if your presence is
detected in a room, an action may perform one action to turn on a light and
perform another action to start playing music after a delay. Actions are also
used on the dashboard, for example as tap or hold action on a UI element.
When triggered, the action calls a service.
When triggered, the action performs another action. Home Assistant provides a series of predefined actions,
such as `homeassistant.turn_on`, `homeassistant.toggle`, or
`homeassistant.reload`.
aliases:
- actions
link: /docs/automation/action/
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- selectors
- term: Service
definition: |-
The term service has 2 meanings in Home Assistant: **The information
service** For example, the municipal waste management service that provides
The term "service" in Home Assistant is used in the sense of an **information
service**. For example, the municipal waste management service that provides
entities for organic, paper, and packaging waste. In terms of functionality,
the information service is like a device. It is called *service* to avoid
confusion, as it does not come with a piece of hardware. **The software
function that interacts with targets to make something happen** A service
carries out one specific task, for example: turning on the light in the
living room or sending a notification to a mobile phone. A service has
targets and data. Service targets are: areas, devices, and entities. Service
data carries the information required to define the desired state change in
the target. For example, the target, together with brightness 150 and RGB
color `[255,0,0]`, or the message “Your coffee is ready”. Services can be
used in, for example, automation, scripts, dashboards, or voice commands to
control your home. Home Assistant provides a series of predefined services,
such as `homeassistant.turn_on`, `homeassistant.toggle`, or
`homeassistant.reload`.
excerpt: >
A service carries out one specific task, for example: turn on the light in
the living room. A service has targets and data and can be called by
actions, a dashboard, or via voice command.
confusion, as it does not come with a piece of hardware.
link: /docs/scripts/service-calls/
aliases:
- services