Mapping Definition

măpĭng
noun
A transformation taking the points of one space into the points of the same or another space.
Webster's New World
The act or process of making a map.
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(mathematics) A function that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set; a correspondence.

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(biology) The process of locating genes on a chromosome.

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(computing) Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network.

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verb

Present participle of map.

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Other Word Forms of Mapping

Noun

Singular:
mapping
Plural:
mappings

Mapping Sentence Examples

  • Great progress has been made in the scientific mapping of the islands.

  • As a result of genome mapping and gene display technologies, new molecular markers are being identified with increasing accuracy and rapidity.

  • Example of using texture mapping to mimic ray tracing.

  • There was a discussion of the " multi-criteria mapping " trial for Members.

  • Footnotes An equivalent technique for mapping a quantitative metric to a utility scale is described in [5] .

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Words Starting With

MMAMAP

Words Ending With

GNGING

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