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
Recent Examples on the Web The federal Department of Justice has also moved to require serial numbers on unfinished parts, but that is being challenged. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024 The gun’s serial number had been drilled off and a black marker was used to color in its silver frame, according to testimony. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 4 May 2024 Those parts must be licensed and include serial numbers. Mark Sherman, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024 Instead of having to go through thousands of hours of surveillance footage, investigators were able to narrow their search for a specific vehicle and a specific cell phone serial number. Christian Mysliwiec, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024 But all its referendum petition sheets violated longstanding Arizona law by including the wrong serial number. Lux Butler, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024 Consumers should cut the charging cable through the middle and upload a photo to the Yoto website with their email and Yoto Mini serial number, located on the speaker’s base. John Towfighi, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024 Bearing the serial number 760000, the watch is accompanied by a letter dated June 27, 1953, from Werner Sonn, then-president of the Henri Stern Watch Agency in New York City, the brand’s American subsidiary. Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024 Niemeyer doubted that Maryland’s entire handgun permitting law or the federal serial number requirement should be thrown out in the West Virginia case. Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024

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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 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

serial number

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