1. in a series; one after another in sequence
2. in the manner of a serial publication; in installments

Examples

• The books were numbered serially from one to fifty.
• Data was processed serially rather than in parallel.
• The novel was published serially in a magazine over six months.
• Students entered the classroom serially as their names were called.
• The computer executed the instructions serially, one at a time.
• The television show aired serially every Tuesday night.
• Items on the assembly line moved serially through each station.