# Data Loading
Data loading from external files.
These functions help you with loading and embedding data, for example from the
results of an experiment.
## Definitions
- [`cbor`](/reference/library/data-loading/cbor/) - Reads structured data from a CBOR file.
- [`csv`](/reference/library/data-loading/csv/) - Reads structured data from a CSV file.
- [`json`](/reference/library/data-loading/json/) - Reads structured data from a JSON file.
- [`read`](/reference/library/data-loading/read/) - Reads plain text or data from a file.
- [`toml`](/reference/library/data-loading/toml/) - Reads structured data from a TOML file.
- [`xml`](/reference/library/data-loading/xml/) - Reads structured data from an XML file.
- [`yaml`](/reference/library/data-loading/yaml/) - Reads structured data from a YAML file.