JSON

JSON, short for JavaScript Object Notation, is a lightweight computer data interchange format. It is a text-based, human-readable format for representing simple data structures and associative arrays (called objects). The JSON format was originally specified in RFC 4627 by Douglas Crockford. The official Internet media type for JSON is application/json. The JSON filename extension is .json. The JSON format is often used for serialization and tran... more

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