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Serial
  • Pertaining to a process in which all events occur one after the other; for example, the serial transmission of the bits of a character according to the CCITT V. 25 protocol. (FP) (ISO)
  • Pertaining to the sequential or consecutive occurrence of two or more related activities in a single device or channel. (FP)
  • Pertaining to the sequential processing of the individual parts of a whole, such as the bits of a character or the characters of a word, using the same facilities for successive parts. (FP) See also parallel processing.
  • An element or a group of elements within a series which is given a numerical or alphabetical designation for convenience in planning, scheduling, and control. (JCS1-DoD) (JCS1-NATO)