serial number

noun

: a number indicating place in a series and used as a means of identification

Examples of serial number in a Sentence

the serial number of a computer
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As of this writing, HP’s support page offers various forms of online help before offering a way to call HP, which requires entering a device's serial number first. Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025 In 2024, 309 ghost guns without serial numbers were recovered across Baltimore. Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2025 For its Spring 2023 line, French fashion house Chloé embedded all of its products with unique identifying serial numbers. Marina Lopes, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024 Amid data and privacy concerns, users have questioned what tracking serial numbers means for customers re-selling products or buying secondhand. Auzinea Bacon, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for serial number

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of serial number was in 1838

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“Serial number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serial%20number. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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serial number

noun
: a number showing place in a series and used as a means of identification
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