mapping

noun

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

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of map