1. Pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series
   "a serial killer"; "serial publication"; "serial monogamy"; "serial killing"
    
2. In regular succession without gaps
   "serial concerts";
   - consecutive, sequent, sequential, successive
    
3. (computing) of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations
   "serial processing";
   - in series, nonparallel
    
4. (music) pertaining to or composed in serial technique
   "serial music"

1. A serialized set of programs
   "a comedy serial";
   - series
    
2. A periodical that appears at scheduled times
   "The scientific journal is a monthly serial publication";
   - series, serial publication

Sounds like: cereal

Derived forms: serials

See also: asynchronous, ordered

Type of: broadcast, periodical, program [N. Amer], programme [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Serial