serialize
serialize Lexical Profile
serialize Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To convert a data structure or object state into a sequential format that can be stored in a file or transmitted across a network and reconstructed later (in computing).
"Before sending the user profile over the network, the application must serialize the object into a JSON string."
To publish or broadcast a story, novel, or television program in regular, consecutive installments.
"The literary magazine decided to serialize her new historical novel over twelve monthly issues."
To arrange or process multiple items, events, or operations in a strict one-by-one sequence rather than concurrently.
"The database engine had to serialize the incoming write transactions to prevent data corruption."
• Rhymes for serialize
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the mid-19th century from 'serial' plus the suffix '-ize', ultimately deriving from Latin 'series' ('row, chain, or succession'), from 'serere' ('to join or bind together').