"serialize" meaning in English

See serialize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɪɹiəlaɪz/ [General-American], /ˈsɪəɹiəlaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-serialize.wav [Southern-England] Forms: serializes [present, singular, third-person], serializing [participle, present], serialized [participle, past], serialized [past], serialise [alternative, UK]
Etymology: Etymology tree English serial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English serialize From serial + -ize. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|serial|-ize|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English serial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English serialize [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-id-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-idyéti", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-íďďō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐ́ζω", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-izō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-iser", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-isen", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "serialize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="serialize"> From serial + -ize. Head templates: {{en-verb}} serialize (third-person singular simple present serializes, present participle serializing, simple past and past participle serialized), {{tlb|en|transitive}} (transitive)
  1. To write a television program, novel, or other form of entertainment as a sequence of shorter works with a common story. Tags: transitive Translations (write entertainment as a sequence of shorter works): 連載 /连载 (liánzǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), serializar (Spanish), seriar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-serialize-en-verb-1-g6~sMf Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 13 40 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 15 40 45 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 15 40 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 29 34 37 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 12 41 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 45 45 Disambiguation of 'write entertainment as a sequence of shorter works': 79 0 20
  2. To publish (a book, play, etc.) in regular instalments, e.g. in a magazine. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-serialize-en-verb-tl8utBLT Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 13 40 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 15 40 45 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 15 40 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 29 34 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 45 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 43 51 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 12 41 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 45 45
  3. (computing) To convert an object into a sequence of bytes that can later be converted back into an object with equivalent properties. Tags: transitive Translations (convert an object into a byte sequence that can be converted back): serialitzar (Catalan), 序列化 (xùlièhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), sarjallistaa (Finnish), sérialiser (French), serialisieren (German), serializar (Spanish), seriar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-serialize-en-verb-pNlf0W9o Categories (other): Computing, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 13 40 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 15 40 45 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 15 40 45 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 39 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 29 34 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 37 47 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 37 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 45 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 43 51 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 12 41 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 38 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 38 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 37 47 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 38 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 38 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 45 45 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'convert an object into a byte sequence that can be converted back': 5 5 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: marshal Derived forms: reserialize, serializability, serializable, serializer, unserialize Related terms: serial, serialization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "television",
          "television"
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      "word": "marshal"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "liánzǎi",
      "sense": "write entertainment as a sequence of shorter works",
      "word": "連載 /连载"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "write entertainment as a sequence of shorter works",
      "word": "serializar"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "write entertainment as a sequence of shorter works",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "convert an object into a byte sequence that can be converted back",
      "word": "serialitzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "xùlièhuà",
      "sense": "convert an object into a byte sequence that can be converted back",
      "word": "序列化"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "convert an object into a byte sequence that can be converted back",
      "word": "sarjallistaa"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "convert an object into a byte sequence that can be converted back",
      "word": "sérialiser"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "convert an object into a byte sequence that can be converted back",
      "word": "serialisieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "convert an object into a byte sequence that can be converted back",
      "word": "serializar"
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "seriar"
    }
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}

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