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Push data

To push data is to send data from one system to another by having the sending system initiate the transfer rather than waiting for the receiving system to request it.

In plain English

The key idea is who starts the transfer. One system sends information out to another system on its own initiative, instead of waiting for the other system to ask for it.

In context

Here, "Push data" serves as a direction label showing that data is being sent from the current system to the external system.

Situation
Connecting integrations, syncing data, and running imports or exports
What it communicates
direction label showing data is sent to the external system

Meaning limits

By itself, the term does not say what data is included or whether the transfer succeeds.

Examples

“Each sensor pushes data to the central log as soon as a reading changes, instead of waiting for the log to ask for it.”

Core meaning

“For this connection, choose Push data when the current system sends records to the external system.”

In context

  • transfer data Broader Term

    Pushing data is one way of transferring data between systems.

  • pull data Contrast

    In pulling data, the receiving system requests the transfer instead of the sending system starting it.