serialization

process of translating data structures or object state into a format that can be stored and reconstructed later in the same or another computer environment
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serialization

Summary

serialization ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (727 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • serialization is a type of data processing[2].
  • serialization is a type of encoding[3].
  • serialization is part of marshalling[4].
  • serialization is used for persistence[5].
  • serialization is used for computer network protocol[6].
  • serialization is used for inter-process communication[7].
  • serialization's said to be the same as is recorded as marshalling[8].
  • serialization is the opposite of deserialization[9].
  • serialization's product or material produced is recorded as byte stream[10].
  • serialization's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/serialization[11].
  • serialization's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/tags/serialization[12].
  • serialization's uses is recorded as object[13].
  • serialization's uses is recorded as data serialization format[14].
  • serialization's P6009 is recorded as 867[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include data processing[2] and encoding[3]. serialization is the opposite of deserialization[9].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include persistence[5], computer network protocol[6], and inter-process communication[7]. serialization is part of marshalling[4].

Why It Matters

serialization ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (727 views/month).[1] serialization has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] serialization is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id serialise
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: serialise, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/4a1600b576016/|details]])"
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