serial number

Serial number — from an identity document A serial number is a unique number assigned for identification which varies from its successor or predecessor by a fixed discrete integer value. Common usage has expanded the term to refer to any unique alphanumeric… …   Wikipedia

serial number — serial numbers 1) N COUNT: oft with poss The serial number of an object is a number on that object which identifies it. ...the gun s serial number. ...your bike s serial number... All the bills had the same serial number. The cash was counterfeit …   English dictionary

serial number — ➔ number1 * * * serial number UK US noun [C] PRODUCTION, MONEY ► one of a set of numbers that is printed on paper money, on some products, etc. so that each has a different number and can be recognized: »Several machines carried the same serial… …   Financial and business terms

serial number — serial .number n a number put on things that are produced in large quantities, so that each one has its own different number ▪ Each computer has a serial number on it …   Dictionary of contemporary English

serial number — serial ,number noun count a number that is printed on things such as electrical goods or paper money so that each one can be recognized …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

serial number — ► NOUN ▪ an identification number showing the position of a manufactured or printed item in a series …   English terms dictionary

serial number — n. a number that is one of a series, given for identification, as to armed forces personnel at enlistment or to engines at the time of manufacture …   English World dictionary

serial number — noun : a number indicating place in a series and used as a means of identification a soldier s serial number * * * noun, pl ⋯ bers [count] : a number that is put on a product and that is used to identify it the serial number of a computer * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

serial number — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms serial number : singular serial number plural serial numbers a number that is printed on things such as electrical goods or paper money so that each one can be recognized …   English dictionary

serial number — a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification: the serial number of an automobile engine. [1895 1900] * * * …   Universalium

serial number — / sɪəriəl ˌnʌmbə/ noun a number in a series ● This batch of shoes has the serial number 25–02 …   Marketing dictionary in english