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 The service implemented via the service contract type has the following restrictions:
 - None of the service level, resource level and parameter level HTTP annotation are allowed.
 - The base path is not allowed in the service declaration, and it is inferred from the service contract type.
-- The service declaration cannot have additional resource functions which are not defined in the service contract type.
+- The service declaration cannot have additional resource methods which are not defined in the service contract type.
 
 ### 2.3. Resource