serializer

Object-to-bytes translator

A serializer converts data structures or objects into a format that can be stored or transmitted—typically strings, bytes, or structured formats like JSON or XML.

The reverse process is deserialization.

In web frameworks, serializers transform database records into API responses: The serializer converts the user object to JSON.

In programming generally, serialization enables saving application state or sending data between systems.

data

pickle

Vinegar-preserved vegetable

object · payload · schema · parsing · flattening · representation · interchange · conversion · transform · persistent

compute

algorithm

Finite problem-solving procedure

memory · process · thread · execution · transformation · abstraction · interface · dataflow · stream · buffer

interface

API

Software communication standard

  • RESTWeb service design paradigm
  • SOAPWeb services messaging specification
  • protocolPrescribed conduct rules

middleware · adapter · gateway · interoperability · compatibility · endpoint · request · response · payload · integration

format

JSON

Lightweight data interchange format

  • XMLStructured data markup language
  • YAMLData serialization standard
  • CSVComma-structured data file

syntax · schema · specification · markup · structure · template · configuration

encoding

base64

Binary-to-ASCII encoding format

ASCII · bitstream · octet · charset · transcoding · compression · checksum · cipher · encryption · codecs

Opposites
data transformation direction

serializerdecoder

Device that unscrambles signals

hydrator · inflater

data processing function

serializerparser

Syntax-interpreting program

interpreter · reader · loader · importer · tokenizer

Phrases
Family

serialized, serialize, serialization, serializing, serializes

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