Spoken language is in itself a serial data type: it must be consumed in time from front to back.

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Mission requirements dictate that device must he capable of rapidly downloading 1 Gb of data via a standard USB serial connection in less than five minutes.

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While most people assume, perhaps because of TV shows or movies, that authorities can plug in a serial number and gather all the data about a gun, Mike Bouchard said that actually couldn't be further from the truth.

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