serialize

• serialise (UK)

From serial +‎ -ize.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪɹiəlaɪz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪəɹiəlaɪz/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: se‧ri‧al‧ize

serialize (third-person singular simple present serializes, present participle serializing, simple past and past participle serialized) (transitive)

1. (computing) To convert an object into a sequence of bytes that can later be converted back into an object with equivalent properties.
2. To write a television program, novel, or other form of entertainment as a sequence of shorter works with a common story.
3. To publish (a book, play, etc.) in regular instalments, e.g. in a magazine.

• marshal

• (antonym(s) of “computing”): deserialize

• serial
• serialization

• Israelize