dtgk 5/11

[kenbraham]

47a Multiple operations or events that occur one after the other (6) I have S---A-

[SeaJayPea]

Looks like SERIAL

[kenbraham]

Guess you are right. Many thanks SeaJayPea

[porilo]

<DIV>Sorry to disagree, but I thought of SERIAL too, but for some reason it didn't seem right. Then I came up with STREAM, i.e. "a stream of events". I personally feel happier with that, although I'm now having second thoughts about "serial". Anyone else have any suggestions please?

[biley]

I didn't like serial as an answer either and was quite content to put stream BUT googling proves quite emphatically that it IS serial. This is from one of the dictionary/answer sites www.answer.com....... se�ri�al
adj.
Of, forming, or arranged in a series.

Published or produced in installments, as a novel or television drama.
Relating to such publication or production.
Responsible for a series of usually criminal acts over a period of time: a serial arsonist.
Music. Relating to or based on a row of tones, especially the 12 pitches of the chromatic scale.
Computer Science.
Of or relating to the sequential transmission of all the bits of a byte over one wire: a serial port; a serial printer.
Of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations: serial processing.

[twiglet3]

SERIAL
adj: serial 1. in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts" [syn: consecutive, sequent, 4. of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations; "serial processing" [syn: in series, nonparallel.....

from one accross.com

[porilo]

<DIV>Reading the clue, though, my interpretation is that the answer should be a noun, not an adjective, hence "stream". I still can't make my mind up!

[porilo]

<DIV>Also, my Oxford dictionary gives the phrase "stream of events".

[shaneystar]

I am going with stream
On stream...



In or into operation or production :eg. a new power plant soon to go on stream.
Of successive events or ideas.

[MaryDou]

I also feel that the answer should be a noun therefore stream fits that criteria but now I too am having my doubts - guess I should settle on stream which feels right --- until I read all the explanations given by others - very confusing!!