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 An Embraer Legacy 600 jet belonging to Prigozhin was known to have the serial number RA-02795. Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2023 Later in the day, after Sanchez went home and got the AirPods box, Konrad took Harris out of class and compared the serial number on the AirPods with the box. Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 10 Aug. 2023 Those parts must be licensed and include serial numbers. Mark Sherman, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023 The law would restrict interstate sales, require serial numbers on firearms and make addiction or mental illness potential disqualifiers for ownership. Mike McIntire, New York Times, 30 July 2023 Cortes said the companies allow buyers to skirt gun laws by selling firearm parts that are made into fully operational weapons with no serial numbers or any way to trace them. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 6 July 2023 Based on your serial number (1,552097), yours was awarded in the summer of 1945 and was almost certainly awarded for events during World War II. oregonlive, 5 July 2023 Larissa Gao An Embraer Legacy 600 executive jet belonging to Prigozhin was known to have the serial number RA-02795. NBC News, 24 Aug. 2023 The move temporarily allows the government to require manufacturers of the untraceable weapon kits to conduct background checks on customers and mark their products with serial numbers. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023 See More

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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 2 Oct. 2023.

Kids Definition

serial number

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