To move data or software from one location to another. Migration often means "copy" as much as it does "move." For example, "let's migrate our photos from the computer to the tablet" does not necessarily connote the photos are deleted from the computer after the transfer. Following are the various kinds of migration that take place in the computer world.
Storage Migration
Moving data from one storage system to another for efficiency, backup or archiving. Also called "data migration." See
HSM.
Application Migration
Moving application programs from one computer to another. See
PC migration.
Data Migration
Moving data from a computer, tablet or smartphone to another device. See
PC migration.
Domain Migration
Moving a website or other Internet-based service from one ISP to another or from one server to another. See
Internet domain name.
Cloud Migration
Moving an in-house system to the cloud. See
cloud computing.