serial number

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noun
  1. a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification: the serial number of an automobile engine.

Origin of serial number

1
First recorded in 1895–1900

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British Dictionary definitions for serial number

serial number

noun
  1. any of the consecutive numbers assigned to machines, tools, books, etc

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