serial

serial
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.

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  • Serial — Serial, anything in the form of a series, can refer to several things:Art and literature*Serial, a format by which a story is told in installments **Serial (film), films released in chapters for viewing in cinemas, particularly in the 1930s and… …   Wikipedia

  • serial — se‧ri‧al [ˈsɪəriəl ǁ ˈsɪr ] adjective [only before a noun] 1. FINANCE serial bonds etc are a set of investments which mature (= become due for payment) at regular intervals over a period of time: • All of the issue s serial bonds have split… …   Financial and business terms

  • serial — SERIÁL, Ă, seriali, e, adj., serialuri, s.n. 1. s.n. Roman1 sau film care apare pe fragmente prezentate succesiv. 2. adj. (Cu caracter) de serie, în serie. ♢ Muzică serială = serialism. [pr.: ri al] – Din engl. serial. Trimis de claudia,… …   Dicționar Român

  • serial — ● serial, serials nom masculin (anglais serial, ouvrage qui paraît par séries) Film à épisodes contant les diverses aventures d un même personnage. ⇒SERIAL, SÉRIAL, subst. masc. CIN. Film à épisodes; feuilleton (particulièrement répandu dans la… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • serial — [sir′ē əl] adj. [ModL serialis < L series, a row, order, SERIES] 1. of, arranged in, or forming a series [serial numbers] 2. appearing, published, issued, etc. in a series or succession of continuous parts at regular intervals 3. of a serial… …   English World dictionary

  • Sérial — Serial Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. On parle de : serial dans le monde du cinéma ; serial en informatique pour désigner un numéro de série ; Serial Records, un label de …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Serial — Se ri*al, a. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Of or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • serial — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż III, D. u; lm D. i {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} cykl powiązanych ze sobą filmów telewizyjnych zwykle regularnie emitowanych; film w odcinkach : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Serial telewizyjny. Pierwszy odcinek nowego serialu.… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • serial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) consisting of, forming part of, or taking place in a series. 2) repeatedly committing the same offence or following a characteristic behaviour pattern: a serial killer. 3) Computing (of a device) involving the transfer of data as a …   English terms dictionary

  • Serial — Se ri*al, n. A publication appearing in a series or succession of part; a tale, or other writing, published in successive numbers of a periodical. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • serial — I noun consecution, fascicle, issue, periodical, procession, progression, series, successive portion II index cognate, consecutive, intermittent, journal, periodic …   Law dictionary

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