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Definitions for Serial
[1] anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
[2] Library Science . a publication in any medium issued in successive parts bearing numerical or chronological designation and intended to be continued indefinitely.
[3] published in installments or successive parts: a serial story.
[4] pertaining to such publication.
[5] pertaining to, arranged in, or consisting of a series.
[6] occurring in a series rather than simultaneously: serial marriage; serial murders.
[7] effecting or producing a series of similar actions: The police think a serial killer is responsible for five homicides in this city last month.
[8] Computers . of or relating to the apparent or actual performance of data-processing operations one at a time (distinguished from parallel). of or relating to the transmission or processing of each part of a whole in sequence, as each bit of a byte or each byte of a computer word (distinguished from parallel).
[9] Music . of, relating to, or composed in serial technique.
[10] a novel, play, etc, presented in separate instalments at regular intervals
[11] a publication, usually regularly issued and consecutively numbered
[12] of, relating to, or resembling a series
[13] published or presented as a serial
[14] of or relating to such publication or presentation
[15] computing of or operating on items of information, instructions, etc, in the order in which they occur Compare parallel (def. 5)
[16] of, relating to, or using the techniques of serialism
[17] logic maths (of a relation) connected, transitive, and asymmetric, thereby imposing an order on all the members of the domain, as less than on the natural numbers See also ordering
Words related to Serial
sequential, following, consecutive, continual, continuing, ensuing, successive, sequent, successional, continued, succedent, succeeding
Words nearby Serial
sergius iii, sergius iv, sergiyev posad, sergt, seri, serial, serial correlation, serial extraction, serial killer, serial monogamy, serial number
Origin of Serial
From the New Latin word seriālis, dating back to 1835–45. See series, -al1
Words that may be confused with Serial
Other words from Serial
se·ri·al·ly , adverb
non·se·ri·al , noun, adjective
non·se·ri·al·ly , adverb
Word origin for Serial
C19: from New Latin seriālis, from Latin seriēs series
Synonyms for Serial
sequential, following, consecutive, continual, continued, continuing, ensuing, going on, sequent, succedent, succeeding, successional, successive