serial number

noun

A unique identifier, consisting of numbers, letters or other typographical symbols, assigned to a particular unit of some product in order to identify it.

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Meanings

nounserial number (plural serial numbers)

plural serial numbers

  1. usuallyA unique identifier, consisting of numbers, letters or other typographical symbols, assigned to a particular unit of some product in order to identify it.
  2. sometimesA number identifying an item in any numbered series (whether in the sense above or otherwise), such as a numbered list.

Translations

Bulgarian се́риен но́мер
  • се́риен но́мер (sérien nómer)unique number assigned to unit
Catalan número de sèrie
  • número de sèrieunique number assigned to unit
Chinese Mandarin 序列號 /序列号
  • 序列號 /序列号 (xùlièhào)unique number assigned to unit
Czech sériové číslo
  • sériové číslounique number assigned to unit
Dutch serienummer
  • serienummerunique number assigned to unit
Esperanto numero
  • numerounique number assigned to unit
Finnish sarjanumero
  • sarjanumerounique number assigned to unit
French numéro de série
  • numéro de sérieunique number assigned to unit
German Seriennummer, Serialnummer
  • Seriennummerunique number assigned to unit
  • Serialnummerunique number assigned to unit
  • Laufnummerunique number assigned to unit
Greek αύξων αριθμός
  • αύξων αριθμός (áfxon arithmós)unique number assigned to unit
Hindi क्रमांक, क्रमसंख्या
  • क्रमांक (kramāṅk)unique number assigned to unit
  • क्रमसंख्या (kramsaṅkhyā)unique number assigned to unit
Hungarian sorozatszám, szériaszám
  • sorozatszámunique number assigned to unit
  • szériaszámunique number assigned to unit
  • gyári számunique number assigned to unit
Italian numero di serie, numero seriale
  • numero di serieunique number assigned to unit
  • numero serialeunique number assigned to unit
Japanese シリアル番号, シリアルナンバー
  • シリアル番号 (shiriaru bangō)unique number assigned to unit
  • シリアルナンバー (shiriaru nanbā)unique number assigned to unit
Korean 일련번호, 연번
  • 일련번호 (illyeonbeonho)unique number assigned to unit
  • 연번 (yeonbeon)unique number assigned to unit
  • 련번호 (ryeonbeonho)unique number assigned to unit
  • 련번 (ryeonbeon)unique number assigned to unit
Latin numerus currens
  • numerus currensunique number assigned to unit
Māori tau rangatū
  • tau rangatūunique number assigned to unit
Polish numer seryjny
  • numer seryjnyunique number assigned to unit
Portuguese número de série
  • número de sérieunique number assigned to unit
Romanian număr de serie
  • număr de serieunique number assigned to unit
Spanish número de serie
  • número de serieunique number assigned to unit
Cite this entry
APA

serial number. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serial%20number

MLA

“serial number.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serial%20number. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serial number,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serial%20number.

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