What is the difference between factory and service in AngularJS?

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Service	Factory
Creates a service object in Angular by using the "new" keyword.	In Angular, factories are the most popular WAY to create and CONFIGURE a service.
It does not use a type-friendly INJECTION mode.	It uses a type-friendly injection mode.
It cannot create primitives.	Factory can be used to build primitives.
It is configurable.	It is not configurable.

Example

Example of a Factory in Angular

app.controller('myFactoryCtrl', FUNCTION ($scope, myFactory) {
$scope.artist = myFactory.getArtist()
})

app.factory('myFactory', function () {
var _artist = '';
var service = {}

service.getArtist = function () {
RETURN _artist
}

return service;
})

Example of a Service in Angular

app.controller('myServiceCtrl', function ($scope, myService) {
$scope.artist = myService.getArtist();
});

app.service('myService', function () {
var _artist = '';
this.getArtist = function () {
return _artist;
}
});

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