The difference between Export and Import
When used as nouns, export means something that is exported, whereas import means something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
When used as verbs, export means to carry away, whereas import means to bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
Export is also adjective with the meaning: of or relating to exportation or exports.
check bellow for the other definitions of Export and Import
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Export as an adjective:
of or relating to exportation or exports
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Export as a noun (countable):
something that is exported
Examples:
"Oil is the main export of Saudi Arabia."
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Export as a noun (uncountable):
the act of exporting
Examples:
"The export of fish is forbidden in this country."
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Export as a verb (transitive):
to carry away
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Export as a verb (transitive):
to sell (goods) to a foreign country
Examples:
"Japan exports electronic goods throughout the world."
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Export as a verb (transitive):
to cause to spread in another part of the world
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Export as a verb (transitive, computing):
to send (data) from one program to another
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Export as a verb (transitive):
to put up (a child) for international adoption.
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Import as a noun (countable):
Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
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Import as a noun (uncountable):
The practice of importing.
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Import as a noun (uncountable):
Significance, importance.
Examples:
"It was a matter of great import."
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Import as a verb (transitive):
To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
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Import as a verb (transitive):
To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
Examples:
"How can I import files from older versions of this application?"
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Import as a verb (intransitive):
To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
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Import as a verb (transitive):
To be of importance to (someone or something).
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Import as a verb (transitive):
To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
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Import as a verb (transitive):
To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
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Import as a verb (transitive):
To mean, signify.
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Import as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To express, to imply.