"serial number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: serial numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} serial number (plural serial numbers)
  1. A unique identifier, consisting of numbers, letters and/or other typographical symbols, assigned to a particular unit of some product to identify it. Synonyms: S/N Hyponyms: frame number Derived forms: file off the serial numbers Translations (unique number assigned to unit): número de sèrie [masculine] (Catalan), 序列號 (Chinese Mandarin), 序列号 (xùlièhào) (Chinese Mandarin), sériové číslo [neuter] (Czech), serienummer [neuter] (Dutch), numero (Esperanto), sarjanumero (Finnish), numéro de série [masculine] (French), სერიული ნომერი (seriuli nomeri) (Georgian), Seriennummer [feminine] (German), Serialnummer [feminine] (German), αύξων αριθμός (áfxon arithmós) [masculine] (Greek), sorozatszám (Hungarian), szériaszám (Hungarian), gyári szám (Hungarian), numero di serie [masculine] (Italian), numero seriale [masculine] (Italian), tau rangatū (Maori), numer seryjny [masculine] (Polish), número de série [masculine] (Portuguese), număr de serie [neuter] (Romanian), número de serie [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-serial_number-en-noun-UQ8jGXoG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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        }
      ],
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        "A unique identifier, consisting of numbers, letters and/or other typographical symbols, assigned to a particular unit of some product to identify it."
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "word": "frame number"
        }
      ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "unit",
          "unit"
        ],
        [
          "product",
          "product"
        ],
        [
          "identify",
          "identify"
        ]
      ],
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          "word": "S/N"
        }
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "número de sèrie"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "word": "序列號"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xùlièhào",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "word": "序列号"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "sériové číslo"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "serienummer"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "word": "numero"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "word": "sarjanumero"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "numéro de série"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "seriuli nomeri",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "word": "სერიული ნომერი"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Seriennummer"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Serialnummer"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "áfxon arithmós",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "αύξων αριθμός"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "word": "sorozatszám"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "word": "szériaszám"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "word": "gyári szám"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "numero di serie"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "numero seriale"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "word": "tau rangatū"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "numer seryjny"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "número de série"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "număr de serie"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "número de serie"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "serial number"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "file off the serial numbers"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A unique identifier, consisting of numbers, letters and/or other typographical symbols, assigned to a particular unit of some product to identify it."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "unique identifier",
          "unique identifier"
        ],
        [
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        ],
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          "particular",
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        ],
        [
          "unit",
          "unit"
        ],
        [
          "product",
          "product"
        ],
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          "identify",
          "identify"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "S/N"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "número de sèrie"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "word": "序列號"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xùlièhào",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "word": "序列号"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sériové číslo"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "serienummer"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "word": "numero"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "word": "sarjanumero"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "numéro de série"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "seriuli nomeri",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "word": "სერიული ნომერი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Seriennummer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Serialnummer"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "áfxon arithmós",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "αύξων αριθμός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "word": "sorozatszám"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "word": "szériaszám"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "word": "gyári szám"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "numero di serie"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "numero seriale"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "word": "tau rangatū"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "numer seryjny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "número de série"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "număr de serie"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unique number assigned to unit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "número de serie"
    }
  ],
  "word": "serial number"
}

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