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Many data serialization formats also support associative arrays (see [[Comparison of data serialization formats#Syntax comparison of human-readable formats|this table]])

=== [[JSON]] ===

In [[JSON]], associative arrays are also referred to as objects. Keys can only be strings.

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=== [[YAML]] ===

[[YAML]] associative arrays are also called map elements or key-value pairs. YAML places no restrictions on the typetypes of keys; in particular, they are not restricted to being scalar or string values.

YAML associative arrays are also called map elements or key-value pairs. YAML places no restrictions on the type of keys; in particular, they are not restricted to being scalar or string values.

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