1
: the act or process of making a map
2
: function sense 5a
a one-to-one continuous mapping
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Most organizations use tools like process mapping, journey mapping, and service blueprinting.
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The evacuation order zone stretched north of Los Coches Road, to south of I-8, to east of Los Coches Road to west of Lake Jennings Park Road and Kumeyaay Highway, according to Genasys Protect mapping.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Other companies, like Intel, Nvidia, Oracle, Thermo Fisher, Motorola, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Western Digital, creator of mapping software ArcGIS Esri, and what was then Hewlett Packard, or HP, also sold technology or services knowingly to Chinese police or surveillance companies.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Best Robot Lawn Mower Roborock RockMow Known for its robot vacuums, Roborock is using similar mapping tech to jump into the robot lawn mower category.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The evacuation order zone stretched north of Los Coches Road, to south of I-8, to east of Los Coches Road to west of Lake Jennings Park Road and Kumeyaay Highway, according to Genasys Protect mapping.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Other companies, like Intel, Nvidia, Oracle, Thermo Fisher, Motorola, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Western Digital, creator of mapping software ArcGIS Esri, and what was then Hewlett Packard, or HP, also sold technology or services knowingly to Chinese police or surveillance companies.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Best Robot Lawn Mower Roborock RockMow Known for its robot vacuums, Roborock is using similar mapping tech to jump into the robot lawn mower category.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Mapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mapping. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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