Export (disambiguation)

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Export is the movement of goods, or selling of services, out of a country, area or settlement

Export also refers to:

• Export, a type of beer in Scotland, see Scottish ale
• Export (beer) is a type of German beer
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• In computing, to export is to convert a file into a format other than the original format. Once exported, the file can be used by an application that recognizes the exported format. Some applications allow exporting files by specifying the file extension when using the "Save As..." command.

Sometimes, a separate export command allows for conversion of files to another standard file format. The current file is changed into a supported format. This is helpful when a user desires to import a dataset into another application program. Also in computers, export can mean moving one dataset with the purpose of importing it into another file.

In Unix, export is a command that sets environment variables for use for the entire duration of the session, unless changed. export is usually a shell built-in command.