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| Automat |
trademark for a cafeteria where food is dispensed from small compartments with doors that open when customers deposit coins in the appropriate slots. |
| cafetorium |
a room or building that is used both as a cafeteria and an auditorium to save space, money, or both. |
| commissary |
a cafeteria or eating area in a workplace, esp. in a movie or television studio or in a factory. [1/2 definitions] |
| counterman |
a man who serves customers from behind a counter, as in a diner or cafeteria. |
| counterperson |
a person who serves customers from behind a counter, as in a diner or cafeteria. |
| lunchroom |
a room, esp. in a school, factory, or other institution, that serves as an eating place; cafeteria. [1/2 definitions] |
| meal ticket |
a ticket entitling the bearer to one or more meals at a specified cafeteria or restaurant, esp. at a lower price. |
| salad bar |
a self-service counter in a restaurant or cafeteria offering a variety of salad ingredients and dressings. |
| self-service |
of or relating to a business establishment, such as a cafeteria or gasoline station, in which the customers serve themselves and pay a cashier. [1/2 definitions] |
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