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'''JSON''', or '''JavaScript Object Notation''', is an [[open standard]] format that uses [[Human-readable medium|human-readable]] text to transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs.
 
'''JSON''', or '''JavaScript Object Notation''', is an [[open standard]] format that uses [[Human-readable medium|human-readable]] text to transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs.
 
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==

Revision as of 08:21, 4 February 2016

JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is an open standard format that uses human-readable text to transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs.

Description

JSON is used primarily to transmit data between a server and a web application

JSON is an alternative to XML.

Although originally derived from JavaScript, JSON is a language-independent data format.

Code for parsing and generating JSON data is readily available in many programming languages.

Web services and Ajax

See Web service and Ajax (programming). TO DO: summarize.

See also

External links