1
: the act or process of making a map
2
: function sense 5a
a one-to-one continuous mapping
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Meanwhile, mapping and scheduling in the app keep routines simple and straightforward.
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PC Magazine, 3 Dec. 2025
As adoption accelerates worldwide, the industry is moving toward a future where autonomous mapping becomes standard, safety monitoring is ongoing, and teams spend far less time documenting and far more time building.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
What’s more, this model is equipped with quick mapping technology and can set no-go zones.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2025
His floor-mapping intuition in the halfcourt offense might be his greatest strength, but Jokic loves playing unpredictably in the open floor as well.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
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PC Magazine, 3 Dec. 2025
As adoption accelerates worldwide, the industry is moving toward a future where autonomous mapping becomes standard, safety monitoring is ongoing, and teams spend far less time documenting and far more time building.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
What’s more, this model is equipped with quick mapping technology and can set no-go zones.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2025
His floor-mapping intuition in the halfcourt offense might be his greatest strength, but Jokic loves playing unpredictably in the open floor as well.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Mapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mapping. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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