What is the difference between importing data and exporting data?

What is the difference between importing and exporting data?

Similarly, in computer terminology, "import" means to bring a file from a different program into the one you're using, and "export" means to save a file in a way that a different program can use it.

What does it mean to import data?

Data Import lets you upload data from external sources and combine it with data you collect via Analytics. You can then use Analytics to organize and analyze all of your data in ways that better reflect your business.

What is the purpose of importing and exporting data?

With the Export or Import feature: with Export, you can transfer data to a file, with Import you can bring data into a file you are editing (observe that the Export feature is not synonymous to Save, and Import is not the same as Open).

What is export data?

Data export is the extraction and conversion of raw data from their existing format into a format required by another application. Exporting data is also a way of backing up data or moving it between two different versions of programs.