serialisation

/ˌsɪriəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
noun
  1. The process of publishing a story or work in separate parts at regular intervals.
    • The author agreed to the serialisation of her memoir in three monthly installments.
    • The serialisation of the novel in a weekly magazine boosted its popularity before the book was released.
    • Many classic adventure stories first gained fame through serialisation in newspapers.
  2. In computing, the conversion of data into a format that can be stored or transmitted and later reconstructed.
    • Serialisation allows complex objects to be saved to a file and loaded back into memory later.
    • Without proper serialisation, the data would be lost when the program closed.
    • The programmer used JSON serialisation to send data between the server and the app.
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