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Serialization

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCommon term

In software engineering, serialization means: Converting structured data or an object's state into a representation that can be stored or transmitted and read back later.

In Turkish: serileştirme

How it is used

Used in API payloads, message queues and persistence. Teams agree on formats and compatibility rules before exchanging serialized data.

Example sentences

  1. JSON serialization failed because the object contains a circular reference.

  2. Measure serialization time separately from the network transfer.

Common collocations

  • JSON serialization
  • serialization format
  • serialization error
  • JSONShort for JavaScript Object Notation: a simple text format for data, made of key-value pairs and lists, used by most web APIs.
  • payloadThe actual data carried by a request, response or message, as opposed to the headers and other information around it.
  • deserializationReading a stored or transmitted representation and reconstructing the data structures or values it describes.

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