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<p>A <b>serial number</b> (<b>SN</b>) is a <a href="page.php?w=unique_identifier">unique identifier</a> used to uniquely identify an item, and is usually assigned incrementally or sequentially.</p>

<p>Despite being called serial "numbers", they do not need to be strictly numerical and may contain letters and other <a href="page.php?w=typographical_symbol">typographical symbol</a>s, or may consist entirely of a <a href="page.php?w=character_%28computing%29">character</a> <a href="page.php?w=string_%28computer_science%29">string</a>.</p>

<p><big>Applications of serial numbering</big></p><p>
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