mapping

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Synonyms: rapping, yapping, sapping, tapping, lapping, capping, mopping, happing, napping, gapping, zapping

Antonyms: rapping, yapping, sapping, tapping, lapping, capping, mopping, happing, napping, gapping, zapping

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Noun

1. The process of making [[map]]s.
2. {{lb|en|biology}} The process of [[locating]] [[gene]]s on a [[chromosome]].
3. {{lb|en|computing}} Assigning a [[PC]] to a shared drive or printer port on a network.
4. {{senseid|en|correspondence function}}{{lb|en|mathematics}} A [[function]] that [[map]]s every [[element]] of a given mathematical structure (eg: a [[set]]) to a [[unique]] element of another structure; a [[correspondence]]. {{C|en|Functions}}
5. {{lb|en|object-oriented programming}} [[conversion]] of [[data type]]s between incompatible [[type system]]s.

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|map||ing-form}}

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