C100DBA · Question #74
JSON stands for
The correct answer is A. JavaScript Object Notation. JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation - a lightweight data-interchange format originally derived from JavaScript's object syntax, used to represent structured data as human-readable text. Options B ("Naming") and C ("Notice") are fabricated variations that sound plausible bu
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JSON stands for
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- AJavaScript Object Notation
- BJavaScript Object Naming
- CJavaScript Object Notice
- DNone of the above
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(19 responses)- A95% (18)
- B5% (1)
Explanation
JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation - a lightweight data-interchange format originally derived from JavaScript's object syntax, used to represent structured data as human-readable text.
Options B ("Naming") and C ("Notice") are fabricated variations that sound plausible but have no basis in the actual acronym or the format's purpose - JSON is about how data is notated (written/formatted), not named or noticed. Option D is wrong because option A is definitively correct, as confirmed by the official JSON specification (RFC 8259) and its creator Douglas Crockford.
Memory tip: Think of JSON as a "sticky note" for data - it's a notation (a way of writing things down) that any language can read, even though it was born from JavaScript.
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