JSON (Javascript Object Notation) is a minimal format for structuring data and is used as an alternative to XML. It’s primarily used to pass data from a server to a web application.
One of the major advantages to JSON is that it’s very lightweight, meaning very little “extra” information is passed along.
JSON example:
"company" : { "name" : "iNTERFACEWARE", "expertise" : [ "integration", "HL7" ] }