mapping
Pronunciation: /ˈmæpɪŋ/
The English word “mapping” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- The process of making maps.
- The process of locating genes on a chromosome.
- Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network.
- A function that maps every element of a given mathematical structure (eg: a set) to a unique element of another structure; a correspondence.
- conversion of data types between incompatible type systems.
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