About exporting and importing filesystems
NFS uses the term ``exporting'' to define the process of
a server machine making local directories of files available to remote systems.
Files available for access by remote systems are said to
be exported.
Similarly, but not used as frequently, NFS uses the term ``importing''
to define the process of a client machine requesting access to
the exported files on a server.
More commonly, this process is referred to as
``mounting'' a filesystem.