JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data Interchange Format

A JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data Interchange Format is a human-readable data exchange format with origins from JavaScript.

• Context:
  • It can be used to create a JSON Data Structure (such as a JSON data file).
  • It can be referenced by a JSON-based Format.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • XML.
  • SGML.
  • WikiText.
  • YAML.
• See: AJAX, JSON Encoder.

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References

2024

• (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON Retrieved:2024-12-13.
  • JSON (JavaScript Object Notation, pronounced or ) is an open standard file format and data interchange format that uses human-readable text to store and transmit data objects consisting of name–value pairs and arrays (or other serializable values). It is a commonly used data format with diverse uses in electronic data interchange, including that of web applications with servers.

    JSON is a language-independent data format. It was derived from JavaScript, but many modern programming languages include code to generate and parse JSON-format data. JSON filenames use the extension .json.

    Douglas Crockford originally specified the JSON format in the early 2000s. He and Chip Morningstar sent the first JSON message in April 2001.

2013

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON
  • JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a text-based open standard designed for human-readable data interchange. It is derived from the JavaScript scripting language for representing simple data structures and associative arrays, called objects. Despite its relationship to JavaScript, it is language-independent, with parsers available for many languages.

    The JSON format was originally specified by Douglas Crockford, and is described in RFC 4627. The official Internet media type for JSON is application/json. The JSON filename extension is .json.

    The JSON format is often used for serializing and transmitting structured data over a network connection. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, serving as an alternative to XML.

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