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The JSON format is becoming very popular in all modern programming languages. These files are collection name/value pairs. The JSON format is typically used in data exchange applications and it is treated as an object, record, struct, or an array. These files are text files and support schema evolutions. It's very easy to add or delete attributes from a JSON file. Like text/CSV files, JSON files do not support block-level compression.

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