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mapping (countable and uncountable, plural mappings)

  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.

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process of making maps
process of locating genes on a chromosome
computing: assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network
function that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set
object-oriented programming: conversion of data types between incompatible type systems

Verb

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mapping

  1. present participle and gerund of map

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmapin/ [ˈma.pĩn]
  • Rhymes: -apin
  • Syllabification: map‧ping

Noun

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mapping m (plural mappings)

  1. mapping
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