What is the difference between backup and export?

What is export backup?

Exporting backups allows you to synthesize a complete and independent full backup file out of selected restore points that are located in your backup repositories. That is, you can transform any incremental or reverse-incremental backup chain (i.e all dependent . VBK, . VIB or . VRB files) into a standalone .

Does export mean save?

To save is to commit changes to a permanent state in a format that the application can natively utilize. To export is to change the data format so that another application can utilize it.

Is Wordpress export the same as a backup?

The two commands do exactly the same. An exported file is a backup and a backup can be used to migrate the site to a new host or to restore it onto the existing site.

What is the difference between backup and restore vs import and export?

If you think not of a database, but your laptop (or other local computer), you would "restore" the data in case a disaster happens from "backup"s you hopefully have made. And you would "export" some or more data to an USB stick to "import" it to some other computer, or keep it as a snapshot for a long time.