Oct 15, 2002 10:20
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serial number vs. factory number vs. manufacturer's number
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are these synonyms?
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No. They are not synonymns.
(1) Serial number:
- appears on back panel of electronics products and the number must be stated in Warranty registration forms.
(2) Manufacturer's number:
- typically appears within a certain part of a barcode. The number is assigned by the respective national barcode numbering agencies. Other information that appears in the barcode is contry code, product code, check digit, etc.
(3) Factory number:
- Some manufacturers may have more than 1 factory and so may one to assign different factory numbers to products manufactured from different factories and this can appear within certain designated portions of the 'Serial number' or 'barcode'.
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I\'ve checked my answers above. The careless spelling error is \"contry -> country\" above and \"orginal -> original\" below.
In the compactor question http://www.proz.com/kudoz/297205, I find nothing wrong with my sentence construction.
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- appears on back panel of electronics products and the number must be stated in Warranty registration forms.
(2) Manufacturer's number:
- typically appears within a certain part of a barcode. The number is assigned by the respective national barcode numbering agencies. Other information that appears in the barcode is contry code, product code, check digit, etc.
(3) Factory number:
- Some manufacturers may have more than 1 factory and so may one to assign different factory numbers to products manufactured from different factories and this can appear within certain designated portions of the 'Serial number' or 'barcode'.
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Note added at 2002-10-26 15:54:25 (GMT) Post-grading
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Hello Norman:
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I\'ve checked my answers above. The careless spelling error is \"contry -> country\" above and \"orginal -> original\" below.
In the compactor question http://www.proz.com/kudoz/297205, I find nothing wrong with my sentence construction.
If you think you have a better explanation, you should have presented your answers. Such a hostile attitude is uncalled for including sending hostile E-Mails.
In the US, I could have sued you for defamation. (No, I\'m not doing that)
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Note added at 2002-10-26 15:57:31 (GMT) Post-grading
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Sic! just broke-> have just broken.
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Roberto Cavalcanti
: perfect, very good
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AhmedAMS
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Norman (X)
: Excellent - you know how to copy and paste. But your own English spelling is dreadful (synonymns), and the Compactor question proves you can't write a correct English sentence and should stay out of the English (monolingual) section.
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My carelessness. It's orginal. It's is not found anywhere else in the same words.
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Not at all
Serial is usually referred to a piece or an equipment. Factory and manufacturer's number may apply for internal use, reports to public entities or associations, etc.
Peer comment(s):
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Jacqueline McKay (X)
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Mike Birch
: need to see the Polish. For instance this might be ISO 9000, where manufacturer, factory etc are combined in a single code for unique identification and tracking
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Yes and No. These are three different sets of numbers although there might be one case in which they
...could be the same
Serial Number is a number stamped or imprinted on a product to identify it's unique number. When buying a TV for example, the unit you bought is stamped with a unique number - the serial number
Factory number tends to be the number designator a factory assigns to a line of products or individual items within that line. Typically, although stamped on the item, this number is NOT general knowledge.
Manufacturer's number is a type of designator that the factory makes available to the retailer and that could help with identifying a product.
These three can all mean the same if:
Serial number is used as a generic term for the number either the factory or manufacturer have stamped on a product
Serial Number is a number stamped or imprinted on a product to identify it's unique number. When buying a TV for example, the unit you bought is stamped with a unique number - the serial number
Factory number tends to be the number designator a factory assigns to a line of products or individual items within that line. Typically, although stamped on the item, this number is NOT general knowledge.
Manufacturer's number is a type of designator that the factory makes available to the retailer and that could help with identifying a product.
These three can all mean the same if:
Serial number is used as a generic term for the number either the factory or manufacturer have stamped on a product
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