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| Term
| Serialization
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| Definition
| Conversion of an object (instance) into a data stream of bytes. Serialization is a method of persisting objects for storage in a database, to various media, or during marshaling—the process of moving an object to a new application domain, context, process, or system. Serialization is performed by the Common Language Runtime (CLR).
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| See also
| Common Language Runtime
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| This C# Online.NET definition is from the Glossary of .NET / C# Terms.
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