mapping

Etymology

noun

  1. The process of making maps.
  2. (biology) The process of locating genes on a chromosome.
  3. (computing) Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network.
  4. (mathematics) A function that maps every element of a given mathematical structure (eg: a set) to a unique element of another structure; a correspondence.
  5. (object-oriented programming) conversion of data types between incompatible type systems.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of map

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