JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight format for storing and transporting data. It is language-independent and highly self-describing, making it one of the most prevalent data formats on the modern web.

Key characteristics

• Human Readable: Easy for humans to read and write.
• Machine Readable: Easy for machines to parse and generate.
• Derived from JavaScript: Based on a subset of the JavaScript programming language, but completely language-independent.

In the semantic stack, it is utilized as the basis for JSON LD, allowing traditional JSON schemas to become part of a globally linked graph.

References

• RFC 8259 — The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data Interchange Format
• JSON — MDN Web Docs