mapping

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmæpɪŋ/ Hyphenation: map‧ping === 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 ==== === Verb === mapping present participle and gerund of map === References === mapping on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmapin/ [ˈma.pĩn] Rhymes: -apin Syllabification: map‧ping === Noun === mapping m (plural mappings) mapping