. . "JSON, (canonically pronounced /\u02C8d\u0292e\u026As\u0259n/ JAY-s\u0259n; sometimes JavaScript Object Notation), is an open standard format that uses human-readable text to transmit data objects consisting of attribute\u2013value pairs. It is the primary data format used for asynchronous browser/server communication (AJAJ), largely replacing XML (used by AJAX).Although originally derived from the JavaScript scripting language, JSON is a language-independent data format."@en . .