serialize
To write a television program, novel, or other form of entertainment as a sequence of shorter works with a common story.
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- To write a television program, novel, or other form of entertainment as a sequence of shorter works with a common story.
- To publish (a book, play, etc.) in regular instalments, e.g. in a magazine.
- To convert an object into a sequence of bytes that can later be converted back into an object with equivalent properties.
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Etymology tree English serial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English serialize From serial + -ize.
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reserialize serializability serializable serializer unserialize