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Noun
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Initialism of International Standard Serial Number.

"The library catalog lists each periodical by its unique ISSN to ensure accurate identification."

In plain English: An ISSN is an eight-digit code that uniquely identifies a specific periodical publication, like a magazine or newspaper.

"I copied the journal's ISSN onto my reference card so I could find the article later."

Example Sentences
"I copied the journal's ISSN onto my reference card so I could find the article later." noun
"The library staff entered the issn to catalog the new science magazine." noun
"He quickly scanned the issn on the book cover to verify its authenticity." noun
"Our database search failed because we mistyped the issn for that journal." noun
See Also
isbn
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Rhyming Words
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