Relationships Related Term:  issue magazine Distinguish From:  series n. ~ 1. A continuing publication issued in installments, typically numbered and dated. - 2. Moving images · A program with a story [..]

"coming in regular succession," 1840, from series + -al (1); popularized in reference to Dickens' novels, published one part at a time in periodicals (as opposed to all at once in a boo [..]

1846, from serial (adj.).

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.

(1) Pertaining to the sequential processing of the individual parts of a whole, such as the bits of a character or the characters of a word, using the same facilities for successive parts. (2) Term de [..]

a story or film that appears in parts and not all at onetime

Pertaining to a process in which all events occur one after the other; for example, the serial transmission of the bits of a character according to the ITU-T V.25 protocol. 2. Pertaining to the sequential or consecutive occurrence of two or more related activities in a single device or channel. 3. Pertaining to the sequential processing of the indi [..]

A story or play presented in parts.

An item which is published at stated intervals without plans to discontinue publication.

a multi-part, 'short-subject' film that was usually screened a chapter/episode per week at a film theatre; the predominant style of the serial was melodrama; often, each chapter or episode, [..]

Serials are publications issued in numbered order according to date of publication. A serial is expected to continue indefinitely. Examples of serials are journals, memoirs, proceedings, yearbooks, directories, books series, etc. and may be identified through their ISSNs.

One by one. Serial data transfer refers to transmitting data one bit at a time. The opposite of serial is parallel, in which several bits are transmitted concurrently.

adjective Definition: truly serious about what you are saying Example Sentence: Are you serial?

A publication in any medium issued under the same title in a succession of discrete parts, usually numbered (or dated) and appearing at regular or irregular intervals with no predetermined conclusion. [..]

A system wherein the bits of a character occur serially in time, implies only a single transmission channel.

A serial is a publication issued over a period of time, usually on a regular basis (such as weekly or monthly), with enumeration used to identify issues (e.g. volumes, issue numbers, dates). Serials, [..]

See also Rolling Update

A publication issued in successive parts and intended to be continued indefinitely. Includes periodicals, newspapers, annual reports and yearbooks, and proceedings of professional societies.

Loosely speaking, serial implies something that has to be done linearly, one at a time, like people being served in a single check-out line. Serial connections are by their nature less expensive than [..]

(n) a serialized set of programs(n) a periodical that appears at scheduled times(adj) in regular succession without gaps(adj) pertaining to or composed in serial technique(adj) pertaining to or occurr [..]

Comprises a potentially unlimited number of episodes and contains a number of interweaving and overlapping plots continuing from one episode to the next.

Composition technique arranging pitches, duration, intensity, timbre, etc., so that they always appear in predetermined order; usually associated with twelve-tone system.

[4] (set theory, linear) a compositional type consisting of a fixed order of elements.

(s, p) coordinate system. In CCD imaging technology, a nomenclature based on the point of orientation located on the parallel register in the corner closest to the output node. Coordinates increase as [..]

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.

A publication issued over time in installments. Include annual reports, continuing directories, electronic journals, journals, magazines, monographic series and newspapers, etc. Serial is one of the material types in the continuing resource MARC format for bibliographic records. See Continuing Resources format.

a publication issued in successive parts at regular or irregular intervals and intended to continue indefinitely. Included are periodicals, newspapers, proceedings, reports, memoirs, annuals, and numb [..]

One by one. Serial data transfer refers to transmitting data one bit at a time.

Publications such as journals, magazines and newspapers that are generally published multiple times per year, month, or week. Serials usually have number volumes and issues. The words journal, magazin [..]