mapping

noun

map·​ping ˈma-piŋ 

1

: the act or process of making a map

2

: function sense 5a

a one-to-one continuous mapping

Examples of mapping in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gordian was engineered for nuclear-grade technical work and is equipped with physics and engineering tools, as well as the ability to understand and integrate data through semantic ontology mapping, to ensure that the final output is computed and verified, not inferred, according to the DOE. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Mar. 2026

Cotton Diaries has asked EU policymakers to recognize ginning as a distinct stage in cotton supply chain mapping, closing the gap between textile manufacturing and farmers. —Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2026

The recent rollout led some users on social media to speculate whether this new mapping system may have contributed to the recent crash. —Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026

The spacecraft and its 12 payloads will spend at least six months studying the system, beginning with early global studies and then deploying its Milani and Juventas cubesats, before then embarking on a more detailed mapping exercise. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for mapping

• capping
• clapping
• flapping
• lapping
• napping
• rapping
• sapping
• scrapping
• slapping
• snapping
• strapping
• tapping