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mapping.

The process of making maps.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmæpɪŋ/
  1. The process of making maps.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The process of locating genes on a chromosome.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A function that maps every element of a given mathematical structure (eg: a set) to a unique element of another structure; a correspondence.

    countable · uncountable
  5. conversion of data types between incompatible type systems.

    countable · uncountable
verb/ˈmæpɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of map

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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