What is the difference between importing and downloading?

Is import the same as download?

They do the same things : send a file from the server to the client. export is focused on the data and import is also often possible. download refer to a file or the whole page/table.

Is downloading an import?

As nouns the difference between import and download is that import is import (the act of importing) while download is a download.

Is importing the same as copying?

Same as, if your friend want a copy of a Photo you got you will make an extra copy while you keep the original. Same goes to Photo copies. About Import, We use this command to import Text, audio, video, photo, a folder a file etc saved on computer or on other drives.

What does it mean to import files?

(1) To convert a file into the format required by the application being used. Many applications are capable of importing a variety of popular formats, converting them into the native format of the application for display, printing or editing.