Dictionary of Business Terms: import
import
- bring into an economy goods produced outside that economy; also, the goods so introduced.
- bring into one computer application a file created by another application. Most word processing, spreadsheet, and graphics applications have import filters for files created in competing programs.
Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms: import
import
to load a file from a format other than the application program's native format. Many word processing and graphics programs have the ability to import text and graphics from several different file formats. Because importing is a type of file conversion, formatting and image detail may be lost in the process.
