Is JSON a language, if not how would it be classified?
json, programming-languages, xml
Solution
It's a data interchange format.
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format.
http://json.org
JavaScript Object Notation is a text-based open standard designed for human-readable data interchange.
Type of format: Data interchange
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Json
is it only defined in context of a language
Certainly not. It is entirely possible to write applications which use JSON but not JavaScript.
Problem
Considering JSON (JavaScript Object Notation), is JSON itself a language, or is it only defined in context of another language? By language, I mean a programming language that might be using JSON to transmit/receive data. It is interesting that XML is not Turing complete, yet has language in its name. Perhaps this implies a broader definition of language for this purpose?