mapping

noun

The process of making maps.

(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.

(biology) The process of locating genes on a chromosome.

(object-oriented programming) conversion of data types between incompatible type systems.

Roots

mappamap- · Latin · cloth, sheet -ing-ping · Old English · present participle, action

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Where does mapping come from?

The word mapping breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Old English origin: map, from Latin mappa (“cloth, sheet”); and -ping, from Old English -ing (“present participle, action”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.