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.. _chap_terms:

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Terminology
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.. glossary::

 JSON array
   An ordered sequence of values, comma-separated and enclosed in square
   brackets; the values do not need to be of the same type
   (for more information see the `"JSON" Wikipedia entry section on data
   types`_)

 JSON boolean
   Boolean value: ``true`` or ``false`` (for more information see the `"JSON"
   Wikipedia entry section on data types`_)

 JSON number
   Double precision floating-point format in JavaScript
   (for more information see the `"JSON" Wikipedia entry section on data
   types`_)

 JSON object
   an unordered collection of key:value pairs with the ':' character separating
   the key and the value, comma-separated and enclosed in curly braces; the keys
   must be strings and should be distinct from each other
   (for more information see the `"JSON" Wikipedia entry section on data
   types`_)

 JSON string
   Double-quoted Unicode, with backslash escaping
   (for more information see the `"JSON" Wikipedia entry section on data
   types`_)

.. _"JSON" Wikipedia entry section on data types: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON#Data_types.2C_syntax_and_example