Is Microservice a Web service?

Is Microservice a Web service?

Whereas a microservice is not subject to the WWW context. At its core a microservice is supposed to provide one specific service – but there is no restriction to the http protocol for example. Often a microservice implements a restful "web service" – but it doesn't have to be that way!

What are examples of Microservices?

Successful case studies & examples of microservices architecture implementation. Netflix, eBay, Amazon, the UK Government Digital Service, Twitter, PayPal, The Guardian, and many other large-scale websites and applications have all evolved from monolithic to microservices architecture.