Editing Filling station (section)

==Terminology==
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In [[North America]] the fuel is known as "gasoline" or "gas" for short, and the terms "'''gas station'''" and "'''service station'''" are used in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], and the Caribbean. In some regions of Canada, the term "'''gas bar'''" (or "gasbar") is used. 

In the rest of the English-speaking world the fuel is known as "petrol". As a result, the term "'''petrol station'''" or "'''petrol pump'''" is used in the United Kingdom. In Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa "'''garage'''" and "'''forecourt'''" are still commonly used. Similarly, in [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], the [[United Kingdom]], and [[Ireland]], the term "'''service station'''" describes any petrol station; Australians and New Zealanders also call it a "'''servo'''". In [[Indian English|India]], [[Pakistani English|Pakistan]] and [[Bangladeshi English|Bangladesh]], it is called a "'''petrol pump'''" or a "'''petrol bunk'''". In [[Japanese language|Japanese]], a commonly used term is {{nihongo foot|''gasoline stand''|ガソリンスタンド|gasorin sutando|a ''[[wasei-eigo]]'' term|group=Note}} although the [[List of Japanese Latin alphabetic abbreviations|abbreviation]] ''SS'' (for ''service station'') is also used.