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ISBN
Definition: The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a unique numeric code used to identify books and other publications.
Usage:
- Noun (General Sense): The ISBN is commonly used by publishers, booksellers, and libraries to manage inventory and track sales of books.
- Example sentence: I ordered a new novel online, and the ISBN helped me find the exact edition I wanted.
- Verb (General Sense): To ISBN a book means to assign a unique ISBN to it.
- Example sentence: After the author finished writing the manuscript, the publisher ISBNed the book before sending it to production.
- Noun (Specific Sense): The ISBN is a 10 or 13-digit code that consists of different elements providing information about the book's edition, publisher, and country of publication.
- Example sentence: Before purchasing the textbook, I checked the ISBN to ensure that it was the correct version required for my course.
- Noun (Local Sense - Specific to a country or region): This sense refers to the country-specific or regional variations of ISBN used by some countries to incorporate additional elements.
- Example sentence: The local ISBN system in Germany includes an additional group identifier to specify a particular publisher within the country.
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