anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.

Library Science . a publication in any medium issued in successive parts bearing numerical or chronological designation and intended to be continued indefinitely.

published in installments or successive parts

a serial story.

pertaining to such publication.

of, pertaining to, consisting of, or occurring in a series rather than simultaneously

Some societies condemn both polygamy and serial marriages.

effecting or producing a series; sequential

The police think a serial killer is responsible for five homicides in this city last month.

Computers .

of or pertaining to the apparent or actual performance of data-processing operations one at a time ( distinguished from parallel ).

of or pertaining to the transmission or processing of each part of a whole in sequence, as each bit of a byte or each byte of a computer word ( distinguished from parallel ).

Music . of, pertaining to, or composed in serial technique.

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disordered

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consecutive , continual , continued , continuing , ensuing , following , going on , sequent , sequential , succedent , succeeding , successional , successive , subsequent , chronological , ordered , recurring , seriatim