The meaning of Serial

adjective

Consisting of, forming part of, or taking place in a series.

Usage examples:

A serial publication

adjective

Repeatedly committing the same offence and typically following a characteristic, predictable behaviour pattern.

Usage examples:

A serial killer

adjective

Using transformations of a fixed series of notes.

Usage examples:

The harmonic flow of serial music

adjective

(of a device) involving the transfer of data as a single sequence of bits.

Usage examples:

The controller can concurrently perform the data transfer to and/or from the parallel and serial de…

noun

A story or play appearing in regular instalments on television or radio or in a magazine.

Usage examples:

A new three-part drama serial

noun

(in a library) a periodical.

Usage examples:

The serials librarian

adjective

Happening one after another in time or order

Usage examples:

She’s the librarian in charge of serial publications (= magazines, newspapers, etc., that appear at…

adjective

Used to describe something that is done in a series

Usage examples:

The novels were first published in serial form., a serial litigant earned thousands of pounds by cl…