serial number
a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification: the serial number of an automobile engine.
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The San Diego City Council last week approved a ban on sale and possession of gun frames and firearms that don’t have a serial number, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
Border Report: Why Mexico’s Taking Aim at U.S. Gun Manufacturers | Gustavo Solis | August 9, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoGhost guns are homemade, untraceable firearms that are usually constructed from ready-made kits in which the pieces of the gun do not have serial numbers, The Trace explained late last year.
Morning Report: A Different Look at Test Scores | Voice of San Diego | July 29, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoIf it’s found somewhere, law enforcement can run the serial number and trace that storyline back to its manufacturer.
Politics Report: Ghost Guns Exploding | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | June 12, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoIn the state of California, you are supposed to register it as a firearm and get a serial number at that point.
Politics Report: Ghost Guns Exploding | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | June 12, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThe API also disclosed some information about members’ workout equipment, such as its serial number.
Echelon exposed riders’ account data, thanks to a leaky API | Zack Whittaker | May 14, 2021 | TechCrunch
The serial number was right,” he later said, rattling off, “20314261.
Each bracelet would include the serial number of the gun it is made from.
Yet it was perfect as regards the paper and printing—even to its black serial number.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxIt consists in giving each species, as it comes under observation, a serial number which refers to a record in a notebook.
Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects | C. V. RileyThe general rule is, "Enter societies under the first word not an article or serial number, of its corporate name."
In the upper right hand corner of Volume Three, I saw what seemed to be a serial number—349.
Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany | Edward Lyell FoxHe had two large marine duffelbags with his name on them, and probably his Marine serial number.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for serial number
any of the consecutive numbers assigned to machines, tools, books, etc
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