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In WP `options` is the term used for variables stored in the database. They are accessed through the options API.

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Why does WordPress use serialize rather than json_encode for the options table?

See here for a good discussion on the reasoning behind not changing it to JSON: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/23753
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