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mapping

noun
/ˈmæpɪŋ/

Definitions

  1. The process of making maps.

  2. The process of locating genes on a chromosome.

  3. Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A function that maps every element of a given mathematical structure (eg

      A function that maps every element of a given mathematical structure (eg: a set) to a unique element of another structure; a correspondence.

    2. conversion of data types between incompatible type systems.

    3. present participle and gerund of map

The neighborhood

Derived

automapping, biomapping, bump mapping, conformal mapping, countermapping, crossmapping, cube mapping, displacement mapping, environment mapping, heatmapping, imagemapping, immunomapping, karyomapping, keymapping, lightmapping, mapping class group, mapping reduction, micromapping, multimapping, phosphomapping, photon mapping, reflection mapping, Schwarz-Christoffel mapping, shadow mapping, shear mapping, skymapping, time-one mapping, tone mapping

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at mapping. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at mapping. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at mapping

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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