serial

Definitions

General English

• noun a story that is broadcast on TV or radio in separate parts

General Science

• adjective referring to data or instructions ordered one after the other rather than in parallel

Computing

• adjective used to describe data or instructions which are ordered sequentially and not in parallel

Electronics

• Of, pertaining to, occurring as, or resembling, a series.
• Acted upon, performed, or operating sequentially, or one after the other. For example, serial access.
• The sequential processing, storing, transfer, transmission, reception, or the like, of multiple bits, characters, or data units. This contrasts with parallel (4), where such events and processes occur simultaneously.

Information & Library Science

• noun a journal or magazine that is published at regular intervals

Media Studies

• adjective published or broadcast in parts, usually at regular intervals
• noun a story that is split into a number of episodes and shown on television at a particular time each day or week

Nearby Definitions of “serial”

• sequential scanning
• Sequential Trial
• sequestration
• Sercial
• Serena
• serial
• serial access
• serial number
• serial port
• serial transmission
• series

Contexts for “serial”

9 definitions in context
• General English
• General Science
• Computing
• Electronics
• Information & Library Science
• Media Studies