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serial number

unique code assigned for identification of a single unit
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Summary

serial number ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,316 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: unique identifier[2], symbol[3]
  • Commons category: Serial numbers[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Serial numbers[5]
  • Main Wikidata property: P2598[6]
  • Equivalent class: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000131[7]
  • Different from: registration number[8], sequence number[9], lot number[10]

Why It Matters

serial number has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Information Artifact Ontology. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). serial number. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/serial-number
MLA “serial number.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 16 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/serial-number.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_serial-number_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{serial number}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/serial-number}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isocat id → 5142
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'ml', 'ms', 'nl', 'pl', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 5142, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7330175|serial number (#7330175)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → unique identifier, symbol
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Subclass of: symbol"
  3. 7w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000131
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Equivalent class: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000131"
  4. 22w ago · Jeuwre · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Pronunciation audio → De-Seriennummer.ogg
    Topic's main category → Category:Serial numbers
    Subclass of → unique identifier, symbol
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: De-Seriennummer.ogg"
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