Marking is essential for all equipment with an acquisition cost of over $5,000, equipment which is mission essential, controlled inventory, serially-controlled, or consumable.
en.wikipedia.org By contrast, mercury delay line memory was slower and not truly random access, as the bits were presented serially, which complicated programming.
en.wikipedia.org A slave might have more than one owner, in which case the names could be given serially.
en.wikipedia.org For publishers, new fiction with illustrations published serially was less of a commercial risk than the traditional unillustrated three-volume sets.
en.wikipedia.org Often these do not send data serially to the computer but instead use the handshaking control lines to indicate low battery, power failure, or other conditions.
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