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Serial vs Edition - What's the difference?

serial | edition |

As nouns the difference between serial and edition

is that serial is series (television or radio program) while edition is edition.

serial

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having to do with or arranged in a series.
    • The had a string of victims across seven states.
    He was a serial entrepreneur, always coming up with a new way to make cash.
  • Published or produced in installments.

    • Synonyms

    * (arranged in a series) sequential

    Derived terms

    * serially * serial comma * serial killer * serial music * serialize

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A work, as a work of fiction, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
  • (computing, slang) A serial number required to activate software.
    • Go to these sites for serials , cracks and keygens.

    See also

    * twelve tone technique

    Related terms

    * seriate * seriatim * seriation * series

    References

    * DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0130493465, Ch. 6. * * Google books: uses of serial

    Anagrams

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    edition

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia edition) (en noun)
  • A literary work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner.
  • The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time; as, the first edition was soon sold.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "edition")

    Derived terms

    * bulldog edition