mapping
noun/ˈmæpɪŋ/
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The process of making maps.
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Biology, Natural sciences The process of locating genes on a chromosome.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network.
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Mathematics, Sciences A function that maps every element of a given mathematical structure (eg: a set) to a unique element of another structure; a correspondence.
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conversion of data types between incompatible type systems.
Object-oriented programming
- Derived terms
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automapping, biomapping, bump mapping, conformal mapping, countermapping, crossmapping, cube mapping, displacement mapping, environment mapping, heatmapping, imagemapping, immunomapping, karyomapping, keymapping, lightmapping, mapping class group, mapping reduction, micromapping, multimapping, phosphomapping, photon mapping, reflection mapping, Schwarz-Christoffel mapping, shadow mapping, shear mapping, skymapping, time-one mapping, tone mapping- Hyponyms
- object-relational mapping