Confusables Entry 98 / 1011 60-second read

Cereal vs. Serial

Breakfast food versus a sequence/recurring.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The database uses a cereal key.

✓ Correct

The database uses a serial key.

The ruleii

CEREAL = edible grain (breakfast).

Homophones. In tech, 'serialization' and 'serial ports' are common.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Serial = S-eries.

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