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💻 Brought into software 🚢 From another country
imported

imported

3.8
Added to a program from code or data made elsewhere
  • adjective
  • /ɪmˈpɔrtɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : importado
  • The developer used an imported module to streamline the code in their project.

Examples

  • The software allows users to access methods from an imported library to enhance functionality.

  • To work with the data, the team utilized an imported dataset that contained valuable information.

  • Identifiable and String are clearly in the Swift UI imported library right here.

Synonyms

incorporated
vsimported
4.0

Made part of something larger, like a plan or report

comes from another source into a program via a deliberate operation

Compounds

imported input
1 4.7

Material or part brought from another country to make things

Surface Forms

imported positive

Morphology

imported = import (transparent) = import + ed

The computing adjective is a regular past-participle/adjectival use of the verb 'import' (to bring into a program or environment).

Etymology

Imported comes from the parts in- 'into' and portare 'to carry', which makes it easy to remember in computing: an imported module or dataset is something 'carried into' your program from elsewhere. So, in tech, 'imported' means brought in to be used inside your project.