JSON

stands for

JavaScript Object Notation

JSON

is a way of communicating data with specific rules

JSON

is a syntax for storing and exchanging data

JSON

is text, written with JavaScript object notation The syntax is taken from

JavaScript

but

JSON

is portable with other languages

JSON

is a lightweight data-interchange format It's easy for humans to read and write It's easy for machines to parse and generate A common use of JSON is to exchange data

to/from

a web server

application/json

is the official Internet media type for

JSON

.json

is the

JSON

filename extension