1
: the act or process of making a map
2
: function sense 5a
a one-to-one continuous mapping
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The lack of postal addresses and official mapping further contributed to their disappearance from public records.
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
For medical technology companies, for example, building quality systems, clinical data pipelines, regulatory mapping, robust IP strategies and other functions that will only scale years later is crucial from the very first days of the company’s inception.
—Joseph Nathan, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The fire size was decreased due to more accurate mapping, officials said.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The ending size of the Gold Fire is 1036 acres due to more accurate mapping of the fire perimeter.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
For medical technology companies, for example, building quality systems, clinical data pipelines, regulatory mapping, robust IP strategies and other functions that will only scale years later is crucial from the very first days of the company’s inception.
—Joseph Nathan, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The fire size was decreased due to more accurate mapping, officials said.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The ending size of the Gold Fire is 1036 acres due to more accurate mapping of the fire perimeter.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Mapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mapping. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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