What is the difference between uploading and importing?

Does import mean download?

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 is the difference between importing and downloading?

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

What does import a file mean?

(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.

What is the difference between upload and export?

An upload file is a file which is suitable for upload to online services. An export file is similar, but, since your online services have not yet seen your files, do not use custom "export" files to upload. Such files are useful for transferring your information from one database to another and are rarely used.