serialization

/ˌsɪriələˈzeɪʃən/
noun
  1. The process of publishing or presenting something in a series of parts, such as a story in a magazine or a TV show in episodes.
    • The author agreed to the serialization of her book in three parts.
    • The serialization of the novel in the newspaper attracted many new readers.
    • Streaming services often use serialization to release one episode each week.
  2. In computing, the process of converting data into a format that can be easily stored or transmitted and later reconstructed.
    • Serialization allows the program to save the game's state to a file.
    • Without proper serialization, the data could become corrupted during transfer.
    • The developer used JSON serialization to send data over the internet.
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