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title: "What is the common usage of serialization?"  
description: "What is the common usage of serialization?"  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-08-25  
updated: 2020-09-24  
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# What is the common usage of serialization?

Whenever an object is to be sent over the network, objects need to be serialized. Moreover if the state of an object is to be saved, objects need to be serilazed.

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

Whenever an object is to be sent over the network, objects need to be serialized. Moreover if the state of an object is to be saved, objects need to be serilazed.


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