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NoSQL data stores support hierarchical, heterogeneous data such as XML, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), and Binary JSON (BSON). A need exists for a tailor-made language for querying such hierarchical, heterogeneous datasets. JSONiq was designed from the ground up to support JSON data and run against all JSONor BSON-based data stores, turning them into full-fledged databases.
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