mappable
adj/ˈmæpəbəl/
Etymology From map + -able.
1
Able to be represented by a map.
- Satellite imagery has made many inaccessible areas much more mappable.
2
Able to be associated with something else by means of a mapping.
- Computers on the Internet are mappable to IP addresses.
- This analysis suggests that the concept of homosexuality — indeed the whole notion of sexual orientation — is specific to our time and place and cannot be assumed to be mappable onto other cultures.1988 April 16, Christopher Ree, “International Conference Ponders Homosexuality”, in Gay Community News, page 6:
- Synonyms
- plottable
- Derived terms
- mappability, unmappable