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mapping

/ˈmæpɪŋ/

verb

Meaning

  • To create a visual representation of a territory, etc. via cartography.

  • (followed by a "to" phrase) To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.

  • (followed by a "to" phrase) To have a direct relationship; to correspond.

  • To inform someone of a particular idea.

noun

Meaning

  • The process of making maps.

  • The process of locating genes on a chromosome.

  • Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network.

  • A function that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set; a correspondence.

  • Conversion of data types between incompatible type systems.