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	Mapping may refer to: The making of map Map A map is a visual representation of an area?a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as Object , regions, and topic-comment.... s, as in cartography Cartography File:Mediterranean chart fourteenth century2.jpgCartography is the study and practice of making Geography Map. Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, cartography builds on the premise that we can model reality in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.... , surveying Surveying Surveying or land surveying is the technique and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional space position of points and the distances and angles between them.... , and photogrammetry Photogrammetry Photogrammetry is the first remote sensing technology ever developed, in which geometric properties about objects are determined from photographic images.... ; In biology and neuroscience: Gene mapping Gene mapping Genome mapping is the creation of a genetic map assigning DNA fragments to chromosomes.When a genome is first investigated, this map is nonexistent.... , the assignment of DNA fragments to chromosomes Brain mapping Brain mapping Brain mapping is a set of neuroscience techniques predicated on the mapping of quantities or properties onto spatial representations of the brain resulting in maps.... , set of techniques to study the brain In mathematics: Map (mathematics) Map (mathematics) In mathematics and related technical fields, the term map or mapping is often a synonym for Function . Thus, for example, a partial map is a partial function, and a total map is a total function.... , often a synonym Synonym Synonyms are different words with identical or very similar meanings. Words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous, and the state of being a synonym is called synonymy.... for function Function (mathematics) The mathematical concept of a function expresses dependence between two quantities, one of which is known and the other which is produced. A function associates a single output to each input element drawn from a fixed Set , such as the real numbers , although different inputs may have the same output.... Functional predicate Functional predicate In formal logic and related branches of mathematics, a functional predicate, or function symbol, is a logical symbol that may be applied to an object term to produce another object term.... , a logical symbol that may be applied to an object term to produce another object term In computing: Data mapping Data mapping Data mapping is the process of creating data element Map s between two distinct data models. Data mapping is used as a first step for a wide variety of data integration tasks including:... , data element mappings between two distinct data models Level design Level design Level design or game mapping is the creation of level s—locales, stages, or missions—for a video game . This is commonly done using level design tools, special software usually developed just for the purpose of building levels, however some games feature built-in level editing tools.... , the creation of levels, locales, stages, or missions for a video game Memory-mapped I/O Memory-mapped I/O Memory-mapped I/O and port I/O are two complementary methods of performing input/output between the Central processing unit and peripheral devices in a computer.... , hardware pretending to be memory Page mapping, or paging Paging In computer operating systems that have their main memory divided into page , paging is a transfer of pages between main memory and an auxiliary store, such as hard disk drive.... , in virtual memory Virtual memory Virtual memory is a computer system technique which gives an application program the impression that it has contiguous working memory , while in fact it may be physically fragmented and may even overflow on to disk storage.... systems Cache mapping of main memory locations into entries of a cache Texture mapping Texture mapping Texture mapping is a method for adding detail, surface texture, or colour to a computer-generated imagery or 3D model. Its application to 3D graphics was pioneered by Dr Edwin Catmull in his Ph.D.... , in computer graphics Device mapping, the assignment of I/O devices to file descriptor File descriptor In computer programming, a file descriptor is an abstract key for accessing a file. The term is generally used in POSIX operating systems. In Microsoft Windows terminology and in the context of the stdio.h, "file handle" is preferred, though the latter case is technically a different object .... s, file names, file numbers, etc. In logic, linguistics, and psychology: Conceptual metaphor Conceptual metaphor In cognitive linguistics, conceptual metaphor refers to the understanding of one idea, or conceptual domain, in terms of another, for example, understanding quantity in terms of directionality .... , an understanding one conceptual domain in terms of another conceptual domain Metaphor Metaphor Metaphor is language that directly compares seemingly unrelated subjects. It is a figure of speech that compares two or more things without using the words "like" or "as." More generally, a metaphor describes a first subject as being or equal to a second object in some way.... , cross mapping across two or more seemingly unrelated subjects Analogy Analogy Analogy is both the cognition process of transferring information from a particular subject to another particular subject , and a language expression corresponding to such a process.... , inference from a particular to another particular In religion and mythology Spiritual mapping, a practice of some religions.