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serial number
noun
- a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification:
the serial number of an automobile engine.
serial number
noun
- any of the consecutive numbers assigned to machines, tools, books, etc
Word History and Origins
Origin of serial number1
Example Sentences
With no DNA testing available in Gaza, each corpse was given a serial number.
He is a product with a serial number, an object of capitalist technological “innovation” and a sociopathic ethos where profits are more important than people and life itself.
Detectives also found over $2,000 in cash and a loaded handgun without a serial number, known as a “ghost gun.”
Without the new regulations adopted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or ATF, “anyone could buy a kit online and assemble a fully functional gun in minutes — no background check, records, or serial number required,” she said.
The suspect also wore a face mask almost constantly, and Mr Mangione was found with a fake driving licence and an untraceable "ghost gun" – a firearm assembled by the owner without a serial number, which police said may have been 3D-printed.
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