What is object serialization?

Question

What is meant by "object serialization"? Can you please explain it with some examples?

Answer 1

Serialization is the process of converting an object's state to bits so that it can be stored on a hard drive. When you deserialize the same object, it will retain its state later. It lets you recreate objects without having to save the objects' properties by hand.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serialization