mapping

noun

|Updated on: 13 Jun 2018

Definition of mapping

1 : the act or process of making a map

2 : function 5a

a one-to-one continuous mapping

Recent Examples of mapping from the Web

Using its real-time mapping capabilities, the headset can create a complex interior map of a campus building.

— liz stinson, Curbed, "New Microsoft HoloLens app can guide the blind through complex buildings," 5 June 2018
Mobileye, which makes semi-autonomous systems for the auto industry, already plans to use Mapbox data to help keep its mapping data up to date.

— alex davies, WIRED, "Mapbox Uses Your Phone's Camera to Chart a Changing World," 30 May 2018
Cincinnati also is considering buying a computer mapping system that could have pinpointed for police officers Kyle's location.

— dan sewell, Fox News, "Police face more questions on 911 response to trapped teen," 28 May 2018
Axe goes behind Taylor’s back and buys 50% of the genome mapping company, thus stealing it from Oscar.

— refinery29.com, "Billions Season 3, Episode 10 Recap: "Texas Roadkill Chili"," 28 May 2018
The app is a crowdsourced mapping system created for and by cyclists to take the stress out of commuting.

— nick davidson, Outside Online, "8 Pieces of Bike Gear to Keep You Safe on Your Commute," 23 May 2018
Read our previous posts about the role of maps in World War I or the Soviet military’s secret mapping program during the Cold War.

— greg miller, National Geographic, "Explore 100 Years of National Geographic Pull-Out Maps," 15 May 2018
Google has control over the world’s dominant search engine, web browser, video and email platforms, mapping service, and mobile operating system.

— vlad savov, The Verge, "At I/O, Google showed its willingness to change and shape our lives," 9 May 2018
In the video, the guys spit into vials and ship them off to 23andMe, a DNA mapping service that extracts genealogical data from saliva.

— New York Times, "The Racial Spectacle of DNA Test Result Videos," 6 May 2018

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First Known Use of mapping

circa 1752

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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