noun

mapping

MA-pihng

noun

The activity of creating maps.

"Satellite mapping has made it possible to chart remote regions in detail."

(genetics) The process of determining the location of genes on a chromosome.

"Gene mapping helped researchers identify the mutation responsible for the disorder."

(computing) A correspondence that links each item of one data set to a matching item in another.

"The database uses a mapping to convert product codes into readable names."

How to Use Mapping

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe process of charting something, or of linking one set of things to another.

Common pairings

data mapping gene mapping network mapping

mappings plural

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Satellite _____ has made it possible to chart remote regions in detail.

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