serial number

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The department said Sun, the contractor, would use hair dryers to remove and stick labels and serial number tags to the server boxes and dummy servers, which were captured on surveillance cameras.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Police found a damaged wing mirror casing on the road and traced the serial number to Clarke-Samuel's vehicle.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

“There’s no unique serial number on a load of lobster meat,” Burroughs said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

But collectors and watch scholars have noted that the timepiece in question featured a serial number that dated it to 1965.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

A doctor started an IV, while a nurse tried to question the infantryman for his name, rank, and serial number.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge