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In telecommunications, serial transmission is the sequential transmission of signal elements of a group representing a character or other entity of data.

Digital serial transmissions are bits sent over a single wire, frequency or optical path sequentially.

Because it requires less signal processing and less chances for error than parallel transmission, the transfer rate of each individual path may be faster.

This can be used over longer distances as a check digit or parity bit can be sent along it easily.