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Meaning of mapping

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

mapping

Pronunciation:/ˈmæpɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

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

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

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

  4. To inform someone of a particular idea.

noun

Definitions

  1. The process of making maps.

  2. The process of locating genes on a chromosome.

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

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