In continuing or consecutive order
“In a real situation, they would be generated as a serial sequence of encoded bits and a serial sequence of noise samples.”
Appearing in serialized installments, typically of a publication or broadcast
“American cable networks have provided a regular platform for three main types of serial drama.”
In ascending order of a writing system
Appearing or occurring at regular intervals
Appearing or occurring recurrently at intermittent intervals
Not occurring at the same time
A printed publication, typically coming in a regular series or installments
“The Ape-Man returned in the adventure Tarzan and the City of Gold, a six-part serial published in Argosy from March through April 1932.”
A program broadcast in installments at regular intervals
“Watching a popular television serial or reading an undemanding novel satisfies similar imaginative needs.”
A string of characters or equivalent access code that must be input into a program in order to activate it
An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment
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