serialize
Translation
to serialize, to serialise
Examples
You need to serialize the data before sending it.
You need to serialise the data before sending it.
The author will serialize her new novel for a magazine.
The author will serialise her new novel for a magazine.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to serialize (sth.) You need to serialize the data.
Similar Words
Synonyms: convert, encode (for data); publish in installments (for a story)
Etymology
From the noun 'series' plus the verb-forming suffix '-ize', meaning 'to make into'.
Memory Tips
Remember it as 'to make into a series'. For data, it means arranging it in a sequence. For a story, it means publishing it in a sequence of parts.