mapping
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English
Pronunciation
Noun
mapping (countable and uncountable, plural mappings)
- The process of making maps.
- (biology) The process of locating genes on a chromosome.
- (computing) Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network.
- (mathematics) A function that maps every element of a given mathematical structure (eg: a set) to a unique element of another structure; a correspondence.
- (object-oriented programming) conversion of data types between incompatible type systems.
Hyponyms
- (computing): object-relational mapping
Derived terms
Translations
process of making maps
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process of locating genes on a chromosome
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function that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set
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object-oriented programming: conversion of data types between incompatible type systems
Verb
mapping
- present participle and gerund of map
References
Spanish
Noun
mapping m (plural mappings)