Meanings
verbserialize (third-person singular simple present serializes, present participle serializing, simple past and past participle serialized)
present singular third person serializes · participle present serializing · participle past serialized · past serialized · alternative UK serialise
- transitiveTo write a television program, novel, or other form of entertainment as a sequence of shorter works with a common story.
- transitiveTo publish (a book, play, etc.) in regular instalments, e.g. in a magazine.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
antonym(s) of “computing”
Opposite
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan serialitzar
- serialitzarconvert an object into a byte sequence that can be converted back
Chinese Mandarin 連載 /连载, 序列化
- 連載 /连载 (liánzǎi)write entertainment as a sequence of shorter works
- 序列化 (xùlièhuà)convert an object into a byte sequence that can be converted back
Finnish sarjallistaa
- sarjallistaaconvert an object into a byte sequence that can be converted back
French sérialiser
- sérialiserconvert an object into a byte sequence that can be converted back
German serialisieren
- serialisierenconvert an object into a byte sequence that can be converted back
Spanish serializar, seriar
- serializarwrite entertainment as a sequence of shorter works
- seriarwrite entertainment as a sequence of shorter works
- serializarconvert an object into a byte sequence that can be converted back
- seriarconvert an object into a byte sequence that can be converted back
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Cite this entry
APA
serialize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serialize
MLA
“serialize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serialize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serialize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serialize.
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