Definition of Mapping

Noun: mapping ma-ping

(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
- function, mathematical function, single-valued function, map
(genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome
- chromosome mapping

Verb: map (mapped,mapping) map

Make a map of; show or establish the features or details of
"map the surface of Venus"
Explore or survey for the purpose of making a map
"We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist"
Locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences
"map the genes"
Plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
"map one's future";
- map out
Depict as if on a map
"sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"
To establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
- represent