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

According to a New Mexico State Police report obtained by CBS News, those serial numbers were withheld from investigators during the theft investigation. — Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Where the movie’s true eccentricity comes in is in its combination of breezy comedy with shocking brutality and gore, perhaps most exemplified in an oddly casual moment in a morgue where Seagal and Wayans find a clue in the form of a serial number on a dead woman’s breast implant. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 5 June 2026

It’s then tested and assigned a serial number by an employee. — Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026

In April 2022, the ATF issued a rule decreeing that ghost guns had to conform to the same regulations as regular firearms, including carrying serial numbers and requiring background checks. — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for serial number

• cumber
• lumber
• slumber
• umber
• encumber
• outnumber
• renumber

Kids Definition

serial number

noun

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