Mapping - Definition and Overview
The word
mapping
has several senses:
In
mathematics
and related technical fields, it is some kind of
function
: see
map (mathematics)
.
In
formal logic
, it is sometimes used for a
functional predicate
.
In
computer science
, it is usually a
computable function
, a
procedure
, or a
table
, e.g. relating a
key
to its
value
in an
associative array
.
In
cognitive psychology
, it is the relationship between a source domain and target domain, typically reflecting a
conceptual metaphor
.
In
computer gaming
, it is the term used for building an environment for gamers to play in.
See also:
map
,
cartography
This is a
disambiguation
page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
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