serial
Published in parts
Serial describes things that occur in a sequence or series, one after another.
A serial killer commits multiple murders over time; a serial number uniquely identifies an item within a sequence.
In media, a serial is a story published or broadcast in regular installments—the format that gave us soap operas and podcast dramas.
Serial also has technical meaning in computing, where it describes data transmission one bit at a time rather than in parallel.
She's a serial entrepreneur who's started five companies.
Broadcast viewing device
- episodeSerialized content unit
- seasonYearly division or series
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- binge-watchConsume many episodes consecutively
cliffhanger · finale · pilot · showrunner · miniseries · webisode · syndication · ratings
Following in unbroken sequence
- successiveFollowing without interruption
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- progressionSequential forward movement
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
chain · continuum · numbered · installment · recurring · regular · periodic · repetitive
Occurring in distinct segments
- ongoingIn progress now
- continuingGoing on without stopping
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
- storylineSequence of fictional events
protagonist · arc · chapter · sequel · recurring · plot · cliffhanger · character
One who unlawfully kills
- crimePunishable illegal act
- homicideCausing another's death
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- profilerBehavioral pattern analyst
victim · pattern · motive · spree · psychopath · investigation · FBI · detective
Periodic partial payment
- periodicalRecurring printed publication
- magazineBound periodical with articles
- journalRecord of daily events
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
issue · volume · part · chapter · pamphlet · gazette · bulletin · weekly
Docking place for ships
- connectionA joining or relation
- USBDevice connection standard
- interfaceShared connection point
- busLarge passenger vehicle
transmission · data · cable · communication · parallel · synchronous · asynchronous · baud
Symbol representing quantity
- identifierLabel for recognition
- barcodeEncoded product stripes
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- registrationFormal recording of participation
alphanumeric · unique · SKU · VIN · authentication · inventory · product · manufacturer
television
Broadcast viewing device
binge-watch · cliffhanger · finale · pilot · showrunner · miniseries · webisode · syndication · ratings · premiere
consecutive
Following in unbroken sequence
- successiveFollowing without interruption
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- progressionSequential forward movement
order · chain · continuum · numbered · installment · recurring · regular · periodic · repetitive · ongoing
episodic
Occurring in distinct segments
- ongoingIn progress now
- continuingGoing on without stopping
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
storyline · protagonist · arc · chapter · sequel · recurring · plot · cliffhanger · character · development
murderer
One who unlawfully kills
profiler · victim · pattern · motive · spree · psychopath · investigation · FBI · detective · manhunt
installment
Periodic partial payment
- periodicalRecurring printed publication
- magazineBound periodical with articles
- journalRecord of daily events
subscription · issue · volume · part · chapter · pamphlet · gazette · bulletin · weekly · monthly
port
Docking place for ships
- connectionA joining or relation
- USBDevice connection standard
- interfaceShared connection point
bus · transmission · data · cable · communication · parallel · synchronous · asynchronous · baud · protocol
number
Symbol representing quantity
- identifierLabel for recognition
- barcodeEncoded product stripes
- trackingMonitoring location over time
registration · alphanumeric · unique · SKU · VIN · authentication · inventory · product · manufacturer · batch
- print mediaheadline, magazine, articles, news, byline
- -al adjectivescultural, emotional, environmental, federal, financial
- TV seriessitcom, soap opera, miniseries, pilot episode, season finale
- melodramavillain, heroine, hero, damsel in distress, happy ending
- serialsperiodicals, magazines, journals, newsletters, bulletins
- storiesstory, tale, tales, myth, legend
serialrandom
Occurring without pattern
unordered · disordered · nonserial · scrambled · haphazard
serialparallel
Equidistant at all points
simultaneous · concurrent · synchronous · synchronic · at once
serialstandalone
Complete without attachments
self-contained · complete · one-shot · single-issue · feature-length
- TV seriesOngoing broadcast entertainment
- serial killerRecurring lone murderer
- serial numberUnique alphanumeric product identifier
- television seriesSerialized broadcast entertainment program
- series finalesConcluding installments of programs
- book seriesRelated novels published sequentially
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