Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The process of making maps.

    the process of making maps

  2. (countable, uncountable)The process of locating genes on a chromosome.

    (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome

  3. (countable, uncountable)Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network.

  4. (countable, uncountable)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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    (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)

  5. (countable, uncountable)Conversion of data types between incompatible type systems.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Does bump mapping generate more graphics load than parallax?

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  2. Digital mapping technology has been around for awhile, but it’s only recently that it’s been applied to art history.

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  3. By mapping Jupiter's gravitational and magnetic fields, Juno will reveal the planet's interior structure and measure the mass of the core.

    deDurch die Vermessung der Gravitations- und Magnetfelder von Jupiter wird Juno die innere Struktur des Planeten enthüllen und die Masse des Kerns bestimmen.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
function that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set:

Forms

plural: mappings
Singularmapping
Pluralmappings

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

26 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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