serial

se·ri·al  (sîr-l)

adj.

1. Of, forming, or arranged in a series.

2.

a. Published or produced in installments, as a novel or television drama.

b. Relating to such publication or production.

3. Responsible for a series of usually criminal acts over a period of time: a serial arsonist.

4. Music Relating to or based on a row of tones, especially the 12 pitches of the chromatic scale.

5. Computer Science

a. Of or relating to the sequential transmission of all the bits of a byte over one wire: a serial port; a serial printer.

b. Of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations: serial processing.

n.

A literary or dramatic work published or produced in installments.

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seri·al·ly adv.

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serial [ˈsɪərɪəl]

n

1. a novel, play, etc., presented in separate instalments at regular intervals

2. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) a publication, usually regularly issued and consecutively numbered

adj

1. of, relating to, or resembling a series

2. published or presented as a serial

3. of or relating to such publication or presentation

4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing of or operating on items of information, instructions, etc., in the order in which they occur Compare parallel [5]

5. (Music, other) of, relating to, or using the techniques of serialism

6. (Philosophy / Logic) (Mathematics) 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

[from New Latin seriālis, from Latin seriēs series]

serially  adv

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Serial items in a row or series.

Examples: serial of concerts, 1864; of pictures, 1854.

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1. An element or a group of elements within a series which is given a numerical or alphabetical designation for convenience in planning, scheduling, and control.
2. (DOD only) A serial can be a group of people, vehicles, equipment, or supplies and is used in airborne, air assault, amphibious operations, and convoys.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	serial - a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series" series broadcast, program, programme - a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" instalment, installment, episode - a part of a broadcast serial soap opera - a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products) tetralogy - a series of four related works (plays or operas or novels)
	2.	serial - a periodical that appears at scheduled times serial publication, series instalment, installment - a part of a published serial periodical - a publication that appears at fixed intervals semiweekly - a periodical that is published twice each week (or 104 issues per year) weekly - a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year) semimonthly - a periodical that is published twice each month (or 24 issues per year) monthly - a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year) quarterly - a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year) bimonthly - a periodical that is published twice a month or every two months (either 24 or 6 issues per year) biweekly - a periodical that is published twice a week or every two weeks (either 104 or 26 issues per year) issue, number - one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"
Adj.	1.	serial - in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts" sequent, sequential, successive, consecutive ordered - having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule; "an ordered sequence"
	2.	serial - pertaining to or composed in serial technique; "serial music" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
	3.	serial - pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series; "serial monogamy"; "serial killing"; "a serial killer"; "serial publication"
	4.	serial - of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations; "serial processing" in series, nonparallel computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures asynchronous - not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase

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serial

noun drama, series, soap (informal), sitcom (informal), soap opera, situation comedy, set of programmes one of BBC television's most popular serials, Eastenders

Translations

serial [ˈsɪərɪəl]

A. N (in magazine) → novela f por entregas; (on TV, radio) → serial m (f in Cono Sur), serie f; (= soap opera) (on TV) → telenovela f; (on radio) → radio-novela f

B. CPD serial access N → acceso m en serie
serial interface N → interface m (sometimes f) en serie
serial killer N → asesino/a m/f (que comete crímenes en serie)
serial killing N → asesinatos mpl en serie, cadena f de asesinatos
serial number N [of goods, machinery, banknotes etc] → número m de serie
serial printer N → impresora f en serie
serial rights NPL → derechos mpl de publicación por entregas

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serial [ˈsɪəriəl]

n (on TV, radio) → feuilleton m

adj

(COMPUTING) [interface, printer, port] → série inv; [access] → séquentiel(le)

[murders, rapes] → en série; [rapist, attacker] → en série
a suspected serial rapist → un violeur en série présumé

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serial

adj → Serien-; radio/TV programme → in Fortsetzungen; writer → von Fortsetzungsromanen; (Comput) printer, interface etc → seriell; published in serial form → in Fortsetzungen veröffentlicht; he is a serial rapist → er ist ein Serientäter, der bereits mehrere Vergewaltigungen begangen hat; serial drama (TV) → (Fernseh)serie f; serial novel/story → Fortsetzungsroman m → /-geschichte f

n (= novel) → Fortsetzungsroman m; (in periodical) → Serie f; (Rad) → Sendereihe f → (in Fortsetzungen); (TV) → Serie f; (spec: = magazine) → (periodisch erscheinende) Zeitschrift; it was published/broadcast as a serial → es wurde in Fortsetzungen veröffentlicht/gesendet

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serial:

serial murder

n → Serienmord m

serial number

n → fortlaufende Nummer; (on manufactured goods) → Fabrikationsnummer f

serial port

n (Comput) → serielle Schnittstelle

serial rights

pl → Rechte pl → für die Veröffentlichung in Fortsetzungen

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serial [ˈsɪərɪəl]

1. n (in magazine) → romanzo a puntate (TV) → teleromanzo a puntate, serial m inv televisivo (Radio) → commedia radiofonica a puntate

2. adj (Comput) → seriale

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serial series

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serial → حلقة مسلسلة seriál serie Serie σίριαλ serial jatkokertomus feuilleton serija seriale 連続もの 연재물 reeks serie serial publicação em série сериал serie ที่เป็นตอนๆ seri truyện phát hành nhiều kỳ 系列