mapping

noun

map·​ping ˈma-piŋ How to pronounce mapping (audio)
1
: the act or process of making a map
2
: function sense 5a
a one-to-one continuous mapping

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Your LinkedIn delegation continues with mapping out exactly what needs doing. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 The result is a market where distribution, positioning, and investor mapping matter more than ever. Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 Researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that a special MRI technique called quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) can measure levels of brain iron. Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 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 See All Example Sentences for mapping

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mapping was circa 1752

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“Mapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mapping. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.

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