{"id":4969,"date":"2013-06-28T16:57:07","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T16:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/data-portability\/"},"modified":"2013-06-28T16:57:07","modified_gmt":"2013-06-28T16:57:07","slug":"data-portability","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/6752\/data-portability","title":{"rendered":"Data Portability"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_data_portability_mean\">What Does Data Portability Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Data portability refers to the ability to move, copy or transfer data easily from one database, storage or IT environment to another. 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