"JSON-LD" is short for "JavaScript Object Notation - LaserDisc" and refers simply to the standard JSON file format, stored on LaserDisc. JSON-LD was chosen for use in ActivityPub due to the many advantages of the LaserDisc format.
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JSON-VHS never really took off because people kept fogetting to rewind the tapes before re-posting them
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