"accession number" meaning in English

See accession number in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: accession numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} accession number (plural accession numbers)
  1. The unique number given to each new acquisition as it is entered into the catalogue of a library or museum.
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  2. (bioinformatics) A unique identifier given to a biological polymer sequence (DNA, protein) when it is submitted to a sequence database.
    Sense id: en-accession_number-en-noun-Oc9EM3kA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Topics: bioinformatics, biology, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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