Association
[$key_1$ -> $val_1$, $key_2$ -> $val_2$, ...]<|$key_1$ -> $val_1$, $key_2$ -> $val_2$, ...|>
Association
is the head of associations:
Head[<|a -> x, b -> y, c -> z|>]
<|a -> x, b -> y|>
Association[{a -> x, b -> y}]
Associations can be nested:
<|a -> x, b -> y, <|a -> z, d -> t|>|>