Serialization is when a story comes out in several separate parts, not all at once. A newspaper may print one chapter each week. A radio or TV programme may broadcast one piece at a time.

Serialization連載 is是指 when a story comes out in several separate parts一個故事分成好幾個部分陸續推出, not all at once而不是一次全部推出。A newspaper一家報紙 may print可能每週刊登 one chapter each week一章。A radio or TV programme一個廣播或電視節目 may broadcast可能每次只播出 one piece at a time一小段。

People in publishing and broadcasting use this word; it sounds a little formal. At home you would more often say it comes out in parts, or it runs as a series. The thing you get, week by week, is a serial.

People in publishing and broadcasting在出版和廣播業界的人 use this word會用這個詞; it sounds a little formal聽起來有點正式。At home在日常生活中, you would more often say你比較常會說 it comes out in parts它是分批推出的, or it runs as a series或說它是連續播出的。The thing you get你一週一週拿到的東西, week by week, is a serial就叫做 serial（連載作品）。

Though actually, these days you will meet serialization even more often in computer talk, where it means turning data into a form a machine can save or send. That is a different job for the same spelling. This note is about stories.

Though actually不過其實, these days這些日子以來, you will meet serialization你遇到 serialization 這個詞 even more often反而更常 in computer talk是在電腦相關的討論裡, where it means在那裡它的意思是 turning data into a form a machine can save or send把資料轉換成機器可以儲存或傳送的格式。for the same spelling同樣的拼法, that is卻是 a different job不同的功能。This note這篇筆記講的 is about stories是故事的用法。