1
: the act or process of making a map
2
: function sense 5a
a one-to-one continuous mapping
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The team used a mapping technique that processes a series of MRI images to create a detailed 3D anatomical model for better visualization.
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
To help become more aware, psychotherapist and executive coach Babita Spinelli suggests trigger mapping.
—Danielle Winston, Flow Space, 24 Nov. 2025
Lawmakers that year passed legislation that included $10 million for incident mapping — funding that Critical Response Group used as a selling point on its website.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 24 Nov. 2025
The mapping is solid, the Matrix Clean pattern covers the whole room rather than doing random loops, and the self-empty base holds weeks of dust, which feels like a tiny lifestyle upgrade.
—PC Magazine, 22 Nov. 2025
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
To help become more aware, psychotherapist and executive coach Babita Spinelli suggests trigger mapping.
—Danielle Winston, Flow Space, 24 Nov. 2025
Lawmakers that year passed legislation that included $10 million for incident mapping — funding that Critical Response Group used as a selling point on its website.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 24 Nov. 2025
The mapping is solid, the Matrix Clean pattern covers the whole room rather than doing random loops, and the self-empty base holds weeks of dust, which feels like a tiny lifestyle upgrade.
—PC Magazine, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Mapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mapping. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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