Ser
Encyclopedia
Ser is a gender-neutral form of Sir
that has been used in the Dragon Age
video game series by BioWare
, in Greg Bear
's The Way
novels, and in A Song of Ice and Fire
by George R R Martin. It has since been adopted by members of the transgender
community as a gender-neutral social title and salutation
.
Ser may also refer to:
Sir
Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
that has been used in the Dragon Age
Dragon Age
Dragon Age: Origins is a single-player role-playing video game developed by BioWare's Edmonton studio and published by Electronic Arts. It is the first game in the Dragon Age franchise...
video game series by BioWare
BioWare
BioWare is a Canadian video game developer founded in February 1995 by newly graduated medical doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, and Augustine Yip. BioWare is currently owned by American company Electronic Arts...
, in Greg Bear
Greg Bear
Gregory Dale Bear is an American science fiction and mainstream author. His work has covered themes of galactic conflict , artificial universes , consciousness and cultural practices , and accelerated evolution...
's The Way
The Way (Greg Bear)
The Way fictional universe is a trilogy of science fiction novels and one short story by Greg Bear. The first novel was Eon , followed by a sequel, Eternity and a prequel, Legacy...
novels, and in A Song of Ice and Fire
A Song of Ice and Fire
A Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. Martin began writing the series in 1991 and the first volume was published in 1996. Originally planned as a trilogy, the series now consists of five published volumes; a further two...
by George R R Martin. It has since been adopted by members of the transgender
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
community as a gender-neutral social title and salutation
Salutation
A salutation is a greeting used in a letter or other written communication, such as an email. Salutations can be formal or informal. The most common form of salutation in a letter is Dear followed by the recipient's given name or title...
.
Ser may also refer to:
Geography
- Sami-Agia Efymia Road (SER), on the eastern coast of the island of Kefalonia in Greece
- Samuel-Brisson Ecological ReserveSamuel-Brisson Ecological ReserveSamuel-Brisson Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve in Quebec, Canada. It was established on February 17, 1988.-External links:* -References:...
(SER), an ecological reserve in Quebec, Canada established in 1988 - Serpentine-de-Coleraine Ecological ReserveSerpentine-de-Coleraine Ecological ReserveSerpentine-de-Coleraine Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve in Quebec, Canada. It was established on April 30, 2003.-External links:* -References:...
(SER), an ecological reserve in Quebec, Canada established in 2003 - Serres, GreeceSerres, GreeceSérres is a city in Macedonia, Greece. It is situated in a fertile plain at an elevation of about 70 m, some 24 km northeast of the Strymon river and 69 km north-east of the Macedonian capital, Thessaloniki. The Rhodope Mountains rise to the north and east of the city...
, a municipality - Shin-Keisei Electric RailwayShin-Keisei Electric RailwayThe is a private railway in Chiba, Japan. It connects Narashino and Matsudo.It has subsidiaries of bus company .It is a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway.-History:...
(SER), a private railway in Chiba, Japan connecting Narashino and Matsudo - South Eastern Railway (Quebec)South Eastern Railway (Quebec)In 1866 the South Eastern Counties Junction Railway was incorporated to build from a point on the Stanstead, Shefford and Chambly Railroad to a point on the province line in the township of Potton, Quebec which was completed in 1873...
- South Eastern Railway (UK)South Eastern Railway (UK)The South Eastern Railway was a railway company in south-eastern England from 1836 until 1922. The company was formed to construct a route from London to Dover. Branch lines were later opened to Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Canterbury and other places in Kent...
- Southeastern Railway (Russia)
- Ser, a village in BogdandBogdandBogdand is a commune in Satu Mare County in Transylvania, Romania. The total population is 3,227 , by nationality: 1843 Hungarians, 1303 Romanians, 79 Roma, 1 German, 1 other.The commune is composed of four villages:...
Commune, Satu Mare County, Romania - SER, National Rail code for St Erth railway stationSt Erth railway stationSt Erth railway station is situated at Rose-an-Grouse in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It serves the nearby village of St Erth, which is about away, and is the junction for the St Ives Bay Line to St Ives.-History:...
in Cornwall, England
Physical sciences
- Smooth Endoplasmic ReticulumEndoplasmic reticulumThe endoplasmic reticulum is an organelle of cells in eukaryotic organisms that forms an interconnected network of tubules, vesicles, and cisternae...
(SER), a cellular compartment - ser, the standard abbreviation for serineSerineSerine is an amino acid with the formula HO2CCHCH2OH. It is one of the proteinogenic amino acids. By virtue of the hydroxyl group, serine is classified as a polar amino acid.-Occurrence and biosynthesis:...
in biochemistry - Ser, the standard astronomical abbreviation for the constellation SerpensSerpensSerpens is a constellation of the northern hemisphere. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union....
Politics
- Social-Economic CouncilSocial-Economic CouncilThe Sociaal-Economische Raad is a major economic advisory council of the Dutch government. Formally it heads a system of sector-based regulatory organizations. It represents the social partners trade unions and employers' organizations...
(Sociaal-Economische Raad, SER), of the Netherlands - Supreme Exalted Ruler (SER), president of Sigma Alpha Rho fraternity
- SER-Jobs for Progress, an employment/community development program run by the American GI ForumAmerican GI ForumThe American G.I. Forum is a Congressionally chartered Hispanic veterans and civil rights organization. Its motto is "Education is Our Freedom and Freedom should be Everybody's Business". AGIF currently operates chapters throughout the United States, with a focus on veteran's issues, education,...
Print media
- SER (magazine)SER (magazine)SER is a Nicaraguan magazine of fashion and lifestyle. Its publication is monthly and it is directed mainly to women. It is published by MADERA & Co., conformed by three sisters: Margina, Denise and Raquel Lopez....
, a Nicaraguan magazine of fashion and lifestyle published by MADERA & Co. - Student Economic ReviewStudent Economic ReviewThe Student Economic Review is an economics periodical, edited and produced in its entirety by a committee comprising undergraduate students of Trinity College Dublin...
(SER), an annual student publication in Trinity College Dublin - Ser, equivalent to "Sir" in Greg Bear's The WayThe Way (Greg Bear)The Way fictional universe is a trilogy of science fiction novels and one short story by Greg Bear. The first novel was Eon , followed by a sequel, Eternity and a prequel, Legacy...
novels - Ser, equivalent to "Sir" in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and FireA Song of Ice and FireA Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. Martin began writing the series in 1991 and the first volume was published in 1996. Originally planned as a trilogy, the series now consists of five published volumes; a further two...
novels
Technology
- Ser (unit), an obsolete unit of capacity in India
- Search engine ranking (SER), an Internet search engine metric
- Secondary equipment roomEquipment roomAn equipment room is a room or space within a building for the storage or installation of mechanical or electrical/electronic devices.An equipment room can house telecommunication installations that serves the occupants of the building or multiple buildings in a campus environment...
(SER), facilities term for rooms housing technological equipment - Sequence of events recorderSequence of events recorderA sequence of events recorder is an intelligent standalone microprocessor based system, which monitors external inputs and records the time and sequence of the changes. Sequence of events recorders usually have an external time source such as a GPS or radio clock...
(SER), electronic device which monitors external inputs and records changes - Single Ended Recuperative (SER) burnerSingle ended recuperative burnerA Single ended recuperative burner is a type of gas burner used in high-temperature industrial kilns and furnaces. These burners are used where indirect heating is required, e.g. where the products of combustion are not allowed to combine with the atmosphere of the furnace...
, a type of furnace - SIP Express Router (SER), a configurable proxy or redirect server for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
- Soft Error Rate (SER), an error metric in electronics and computing systems
Other uses
- Serum-responsive element
- Surin Elephant Round-upSurin Elephant Round-upThe Surin Elephant Round-up usually takes place on the third weekend of November in Surin province, Isan, Thailand. It is of recent origin, first held in 1960. The people of Surin were traditionally excellent at capturing elephants in Cambodia, then training them as working animals...
(SER), usually takes place on the third weekend of November in Surin province, Isan, Thailand