Is JSON a language, if not how would it be classified?

Question

Considering JSON (JavaScript Object Notation), is JSON itself a language, or is it only defined in context of another language? By language, I

Answer 1

JSON is a data format. It could be classified as a language, but not a programming language.

Its relationship to JavaScript is that it shares its syntax (more or less) with a subset of JavaScript literals. The JSON specification defines it completely; it doesn't depend on references to the JavaScript specification.