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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The timeline and mapping would then have 25 years to deal with rather than fifteen. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025 Once mapping was complete, both proved to be efficient cleaners. PC Magazine, 9 July 2025 Sheriff’s officials temporarily closed Steele Canyon Road between Vista Cielo and Willow Glen drives to through traffic, as well as Campo Road at Old Campo Road, according to online mapping. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025 In its request to bring back extinct animals, Colossal Biosciences uses a combination of genome mapping — using still-extant tissue and bones — and pioneering genetic engineering. Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 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 20 Jul. 2025.

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