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serial
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serial
adj.
arranged in a series; consecutive, sequential; transferring information bit after bit (Computers); appearing in sequels, published or broadcast in regular installments
n.
work which is published or broadcast in regular several episodes (such as a television program or magazine)
serials
n.
series of television programs and radio programs that are broadcasted in regular sequential episode-by-episode manner
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Serial
Serial may refer to the presentation of works in sequential segments, e.g.:
- Serial (literature), serialised fiction in print
- Serial (publishing), periodical publications and newspapers
- Serial (radio and television), series of radio and television programs that rely on a continuing plot
- Serial film, a short subject originally shown in theaters in conjunction with feature films, particularly in the 1930s and 1940s
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serial
Noun
1. a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series"
(synonym) series
(hypernym) broadcast, program, programme
(hyponym) soap opera
(part-meronym) episode, installment, instalment
2. a periodical that appears at scheduled times
(synonym) series, serial publication
(hypernym) periodical
(hyponym) monthly
(member-meronym) issue, number
(part-meronym) installment, instalment
Adjective
1. in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts"
(synonym) consecutive, sequent, sequential, successive
(similar) ordered
2. pertaining to or composed in serial technique; "serial music"
(pertainym) serialism, serial music
(classification) music
3. pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series; "serial monogamy"; "serial killing"; "a serial killer"; "serial publication"
(pertainym) series
4. of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations; "serial processing"
(synonym) in series(p), nonparallel
(similar) asynchronous
(classification) computer science, computing
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serial
nm.
serial, work which is published or broadcast in regular installments
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serial
adj.
serial, arranged in a series; consecutive, sequential; transferring information bit after bit (Computers); appearing in sequels, published or broadcast in regular installments
serial
nm.
soap opera, daytime radio or television serial drama of a melodramatic and sentimental nature; serial, work which is published or broadcast in regular installments (such as a television program or magazine)
