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JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)

A text-based, human-readable format for representing simple data structures, JSON is specified in RFC 4627. The official Internet media type for JSON is application/json. JSON format is often as an alternative to XML for the serialization and transmission of structured data over a network connection.

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