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mapping

/ˈmæpɪŋ/ noun B2
  1. The process of making maps. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The process of locating genes on a chromosome. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network. (countable, uncountable)
  4. A function that maps every element of a given mathematical structure (eg: a set) to a unique element of another structure; a correspondence. (countable, uncountable)
  5. conversion of data types between incompatible type systems. (countable, uncountable)

Plural mappings

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This active process of cognitive mapping is fundamentally different from the passive obedience routinely demanded by modern GPS applications.
In Praise of the Paper Map, p. 1 · C2

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