In plain English
It is written as plain text so different systems can read it and pass the same data between them. The data is arranged in standard structures and can include named groupings, lists, numbers, text, true-or-false values, and empty values.
In context
Here, JSON names a selectable export file format that represents the exported account data as structured text.
- Situation
- Notification, privacy, data-export, and account-deletion settings
- What it communicates
- names a selectable export file format
Meaning limits
The term itself does not indicate which specific account data the export includes.
Examples
“She exported the account data as JSON and saved the file locally.”
“Select JSON when exporting the account data.”