English Explanatory Dictionary

Bates number

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A number affixed to a document indicating its number in a series of documents, usually with respect to evidentiary documents being provided to the other party in a legal proceeding.
verb
  1. To stamp or label documents with Bates numbers.

Word forms

Bates number Bates numbers Bates numbering Bates numbered

Etymology

Derived from Bates, the surname of the inventor of the first serial number-stamping machine.

Synonyms

Bates stamp

Related words

Bates numbering Bates stamping Bates branding Bates coding Bates labeling
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