Aye, in AngularJS we often use var serviceInterface = {}; // a bunch of code for the service/factory/provider return serviceInterface; I persona

Aye, in AngularJS we often use var serviceInterface = {}; // a bunch of code for the service/factory/provider return serviceInterface; I personally think of services/factories/providers as "implementation details" which I group as "client-side services". "Services" in this phrase does not have the same meaning as "service" in Angularese, and this helps me think more clearly more often than not about how my code relates to my goal, so "serviceInterface" is really a shorthand for "clientsideServiceInterface".