mapping

Sentences

Meaning

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 mathematical structure (eg: a set) to a unique element of another structure; a correspondence.
5. conversion of data types between incompatible type systems.

mathematical function

chromosome mapping

single-valued function

picture taking

map making

drawing practice

mouting

characterization

Frequency

Hyphenated as

map‧ping

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæpɪŋ/

New

map

1. A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.
2. A graphical or logical representation of any structure or system, showing the positions of or relationships between its components.
3. A function, especially a function satisfying a certain property (e.g. continuity, linearity, etc.; see Usage notes).
4. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Araschnia (especially, Araschnia levana) and Cyrestis, having map-like markings on the wings.
5. The face.
6. An imaginary or fictional area, often predefined and confined, where a game or a session thereof takes place.
7. Synonym of associative array.

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