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JSON

/ˈd͡ʒeɪsən/ US
/ˈd͡ʒeɪˌsɑn/ US
/ˈd͡ʒeɪsən/ UK
/ˌʒəˈsɔ̃/

Sounds like Jason · Rhymes with -eɪsən, (General American) -eɪsɑn

proper noun

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of JavaScript Object Notation, a data format used to represent structured data. It is based on JavaScript syntax.

noun JSONs

A JSON document. The default implementation of featureCheck.php returns plain strings—YES or NO—based on whether the receipts are valid or not. You might need to modify it to return in JSONs along with the URL of the content location.

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@misc{json_2026,
  title = {JSON},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/json},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}