Meanings
nounmapping (countable and uncountable, plural mappings)
plural mappings
- countableuncountableThe process of making maps.
- countableuncountablebiologyThe process of locating genes on a chromosome.
- countableuncountablecomputingAssigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network.
- countableuncountablemathematicsA function that maps every element of a given mathematical structure (eg: a set) to a unique element of another structure; a correspondence.
- countableuncountableobject-oriented programmingconversion of data types between incompatible type systems.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of map
Synonyms & antonyms
Narrower
object-relational mapping
noun(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)
Broader
mathematical relation
noun(genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome
Similar
chromosome mapping
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 製圖 /制图, 映射
- 製圖 /制图 (zhìtú)process of making maps
- 映射 (yìngshè)object-oriented programming: conversion of data types between incompatible type systems
Czech mapování, zobrazení
- mapováníprocess of making maps
- zobrazenífunction that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set
Dutch afbeelding
- afbeeldingfunction that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set
Finnish kartoitus, geenikartoitus
- kartoitusprocess of making maps
- geenikartoitusprocess of locating genes on a chromosome
- kuvausfunction that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set
French cartographie, cartographie
- cartographieprocess of making maps
- cartographieprocess of locating genes on a chromosome
- mappagecomputing: assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network
- applicationfunction that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set
Icelandic vörpun, færsla
- vörpunfunction that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set
- færslafunction that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set
- myndunfunction that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set
- ummyndunfunction that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set
Irish mapáil, léarscáiliú
- mapáilprocess of making maps
- léarscáiliúprocess of making maps
- léarscáilíochtprocess of making maps
Lithuanian vai̇̃zdas
- vai̇̃zdasfunction that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set
Norwegian Bokmål kartlegging, kartografi
- kartleggingprocess of making maps
- kartografiprocess of making maps
Portuguese mapeamento
- mapeamentoprocess of making maps
Romanian cartografiere, cartografie
- cartografiereprocess of making maps
- cartografieprocess of making maps
Russian отображение
- отображение (otobraženije)function that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set
Spanish mapeo, mapeo
- mapeoprocess of making maps
- mapeofunction that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set
Cite this entry
APA
mapping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mapping
MLA
“mapping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mapping. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mapping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mapping.
Source: mapping on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.