Look up: serial

1. serial
   [adj] - (music) pertaining to or composed in serial technique 2. [adj] - pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series 3. [adj] - (computer science) of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations 4. [n] - a serialized set of programs
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2. Serial
   A method of transmitting data bit-by-bit through a single communications channel.
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3. Serial
   a device or communication channel is said to be serial if the data is sent sequentially, one bit at a time, as opposed to being sent several bits at a time down a number of parallel wires
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4. Serial
   a link between data processing devices on which all the data moves over one wire, one bit at a time. Think of it as transmitting words one letter at a time until a total of 8 letters or bytes (8 bits) are received. The byte is then processed, but in a slower fashion than parallel. Common serial inte...
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5. Serial
   See also JOURNAL (312), MAGAZINE (343), PERIODICAL (411) A publication issued in consecutive parts bearing numerical or chronological designations and intended to be continued indefinitely; includes periodicals, newspapers, annuals (reports, yearbooks, etc.), journals, memoires, proceedings, transac...
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6. serial
   publication in print or in non-print-form,issued in successive parts,usually having numerical or chronological destinations,and intended to be continued in definitely,whatever the periodicity Category: Printing and publishing • pertaining to the sequential performance of two or more acti...
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7. Serial
   Se'ri·al adjective 1. Of or pertaining to a series; consisting of a series; appearing in successive parts or numbers; as, a serial work or publication. 'Classification . . . may be more or less serial .' H. Spencer. 2....
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8. Serial
   Se'ri·al noun A publication appearing in a series or succession of part; a tale, or other writing, published in successive numbers of a periodical.
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9. serial
   1. Of or pertaining to a series; consisting of a series; appearing in successive parts or numbers; as, a serial work or publication. 'Classification . . . May be more or less serial.' ... 2. <botany> Of or pertaining to rows. Serial homology. ... <biology> See Symmetry. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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10. serial
    in series(p) adjective of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations; `serial processing`
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11. serial
    adjective pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series; `serial monogamy`; `serial killing`; `a serial killer`; `serial publication`
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12. serial
    noun a serialized set of programs; `a comedy series`; `the Masterworks concert series`
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13. Serial
    • (a.) Of or pertaining to rows. • (a.) Of or pertaining to a series; consisting of a series; appearing in successive parts or numbers; as, a serial work or publication. • (n.) A publication appearing in a series or succession of part; a tale, or other writing, published in successive...
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14. serial
    a novel or other work appearing (as in a magazine) in parts at intervals. Novels written in the 19th century were commonly published as serials. Many ... [5 related articles]
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15. serial
    serial 1. Of, forming, or arranged in a series. 2. Published or produced in installments, as a novel or television drama. 3. Responsible for a series of usually criminal acts over a period of time: 'They caught the serial arsonist.' 4. In music: Relating to or based on a row of tones, especially ...
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16. Serial
    Data transmitted one bit at a time. Many of the links at Fermilab are serial links. Normally this data must be reconstructed into a parallel format before it can be used by a computer.
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17. serial
    A story which appears in print (or on TV) in parts at regular intervals.
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18. Serial
    A method for connecting an external device such as a printer, scanner, or camera, to a computer. It has been all but replaced by USB and FireWire in modern computers.
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19. Serial
    Data transmitted one bit at a time. Many of the links at Fermilab are serial links. Normally this data must be reconstructed into a parallel format before it can be used by a computer.
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20. Serial
    Any publication printed on an ongoing basis. Magazines, journals, annual reviews, and almanacs are examples of serials.
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21. Serial
    The genre of these films were most often action oriented with adventures centering on melodramatic characters involved in episodic dilemmas from one story to the next. Series often centered on one character and her/his journey through numerous situation all requiring a climactic event in need of res...
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22. Serial
    (literature) The term "`serial`" refers to the intrinsic property of a series &ndash; namely, its order. In literature, the term is used as a noun to refer to a format (within a genre) by which a story is told in contiguous (typically chronological) installments in sequential is...
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