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serialize

/ˈsɪɹiəlaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
se-ri-al-ize
IPA
/ˈsɪɹiəlaɪz/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To write a television program, novel, or other form of entertainment as a sequence of shorter works with a common story.

Transitive verb

verb

To publish (a book, play, etc.) in regular instalments, e.g. in a magazine.

Transitive verb

verb

To convert an object into a sequence of bytes that can later be converted back into an object with equivalent properties.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English serial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English serialize From serial + -ize.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɪɹiəlaɪz/
  • British English: /ˈsɪəɹiəlaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

serializes (present, singular) serializing (participle, present) serialized (participle, past) serialized (past) serialise (alternative, UK)

Derived Forms

reserialize serializability serializable serializer unserialize

Frequently Paired Words

serial serialization

Synonyms

marshal serialise

Antonyms

deserialize

Questions

How do you pronounce serialize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪɹiəlaɪz/.
What does serialize mean?
To write a television program, novel, or other form of entertainment as a sequence of shorter works with a common story.
Where does serialize come from?
Etymology tree English serial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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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