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Serialize vs Serializable - What's the difference?

serialize | serializable |

In computing|lang=en terms the difference between serialize and serializable

is that serialize is (computing) to convert an object into a sequence of bytes that can later be converted back into an object with equivalent properties while serializable is (computing) that can be serialized.

As a verb serialize

is (computing) to convert an object into a sequence of bytes that can later be converted back into an object with equivalent properties.

As an adjective serializable is

(computing) that can be serialized.

serialize

English

Alternative forms

* serialise UK

Verb

(en-verb)
  • (computing) To convert an object into a sequence of bytes that can later be converted back into an object with equivalent properties.
  • To write a television program, novel, or other form of entertainment as a sequence of shorter works with a common story.

    • Synonyms

    * deflate * marshal

    Antonyms

    * deserialize

    Related terms

    * serial * serialization

    serializable

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (computing) That can be serialized.
  • *2002 , Ivor Horton, Beginning Java 2: SDK 1.4 Edition
  • *:This implies that the fields must be either of primitive types or of class types that are themselves serializable .
  • *2006 , Herbert Schildt, Java: The Complete Reference
  • *:If a class is serializable , all of its subclasses are also serializable.

    • See also

    * externalizable