Difference between Asyncdata vs Fetch

Question

What is the exact difference between fetch and async data. The official documentation says the following:

asyncData

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Answer 1

One point I'd like to make that I don't see mentioned above (at least, not clearly). asyncData automatically MERGES the data into your page's data() object. Fetch does not. With fetch, it's up to you to do with the data as you please.