S-expression

Summary

S-expression is a data serialization format^[1]. S-expression draws 310 Wikipedia views per month (data_serialization_format category, ranking #2 of 14).^[2]

Key Facts

• S-expression is credited with the discovery of John McCarthy^[3].
• S-expression's instance of is recorded as data serialization format^[4].
• S-expression's instance of is recorded as syntax^[5].
• S-expression's developer is recorded as John McCarthy^[6].
• S-expression's developer is recorded as Ron Rivest^[7].
• S-expression's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0f70c^[8].
• S-expression's described at URL is recorded as http://people.csail.mit.edu/rivest/Sexp.txt^[9].
• S-expression's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/s-expression^[10].
• S-expression's manifestation of is recorded as semi-structured data^[11].
• S-expression's uses is recorded as round brackets^[12].
• S-expression's Rosetta Code page ID is recorded as S-Expressions^[13].
• S-expression's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 121248811^[14].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include data serialization format^[4] and syntax^[5].

Why It Matters

S-expression draws 310 Wikipedia views per month (data_serialization_format category, ranking #2 of 14).^[2] S-expression has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] S-expression is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]