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JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format.

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JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format.

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Canonical ID: tech_000000000000009YBMQKJZXSFE
Kind: technology
Requires context: No
Job-ad popularity: Very common · relative to linked technologies in the Queast source period
Parent: None
Domain: Web development
Category: Browser APIs and web standards
Aliases: JASON, JSN
Last reviewed: 2026-09-13

Last reviewed 2026-09-13 · Release 2026.10.7 · Methodology

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Overview

JSON is easy for humans to read and write. It is easy for machines to parse and generate. 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.

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