Mapping
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- The making of maps A map is a visual representation of an area-a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, regions, and themes, as in cartography, surveying, and photogrammetry
In biology and neuroscience:
- Gene mapping Genome mapping is the creation of a genetic map assigning DNA fragments to chromosomes, the assignment of DNA fragments to chromosomes
- Brain mapping Brain mapping is a set of neuroscience techniques predicated on the mapping of quantities or properties onto spatial representations of the (human or non-human) brain resulting in maps, set of techniques to study the brain
In mathematics:
- Map (mathematics) In mathematics and related technical fields, the term map or mapping is a synonym for function. Thus, for example, a partial map is a partial function, and a total map is a total function. Related terms like domain, codomain, injective, continuous, etc. can be applied equally to maps and functions, with the same meaning, often a synonym for function
- 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. Functional predicates are also sometimes called mappings, but that term has other meanings as well. In a model, a function symbol will be modelled by a function, a logical symbol that may be applied to an object term to produce another object term
In computing:
- Data mapping Data mapping is the process of creating data element mappings 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 or game mapping is the creation of levels—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 and port I/O (also called port-mapped I/O or PMIO) are two complementary methods of performing input/output between the CPU and peripheral devices in a computer. Another method, not discussed in this article, is using dedicated I/O processors—commonly known as channels on mainframe computers—that execute their own, hardware pretending to be memory
- Page mapping, or paging In computer operating systems, paging is one of the memory-management schemes by which a computer can store and retrieve data from secondary storage for use in main memory. In the paging memory-management scheme, the operating system retrieves data from secondary storage in same-size blocks called pages. The main advantage of paging is that it, in virtual memory systems
- Cache mapping, the mapping of main memory locations into entries of a cache (computing)
- Texture mapping Texture mapping is a method for adding detail, surface texture , or color to a computer-generated graphic or 3D model. Its application to 3D graphics was pioneered by Dr Edwin Catmull in his Ph.D. thesis of 1974, in computer graphics
- Device mapping, the assignment of I/O devices to file descriptors, file names, file numbers, etc.
In logic, linguistics, and psychology:
- Conceptual metaphor In cognitive linguistics, conceptual metaphor, or cognitive metaphor, refers to the understanding of one idea, or conceptual domain, in terms of another, for example, understanding quantity in terms of directionality . A conceptual domain can be any coherent organization of human experience. The regularity with which different languages employ the, an understanding one conceptual domain in terms of another conceptual domain
- Metaphor A metaphor is an analogy between two objects or ideas; the analogy is conveyed by the use of a metaphorical word in place of some other word. For example: "Her eyes were glistening jewels", cross mapping across two or more seemingly unrelated subjects
- Analogy Analogy is a cognitive process of transferring information from a particular subject (the analogue or source) to another particular subject (the target), and a linguistic expression corresponding to such a process. In a narrower sense, analogy is an inference or an argument from one particular to another particular, as opposed to deduction,, inference from a particular to another particular
In operations research:
- Mapping of operational areas for the placement of resources in Production, costs, and pricing In microeconomics, industrial organization is the field which describes the behavior of firms in the marketplace with regard to production, pricing, employment and other decisions. Topics in this field range from classical issues such as opportunity cost to neoclassical concepts such as factors of production sites
- Mapping of sales regions and the location of customers for directing marketing Marketing is the process by which companies create customer interest in products or services. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business development. It is an integrated process through which companies build strong customer relationships and create value for their customers and for themselves efforts
- Mapping of supply chains for distribution and transportation Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations and logistics Logistics is the management of the flow of goods, information and other resources in a repair cycle between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet the requirements of customers. Logistics involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging, and occasionally
- Mapping a strategic "road map" for execution of business plans
In robotics:
- Mapping of operational areas for the routing Routing is the process of selecting paths in a network along which to send network traffic. Routing is performed for many kinds of networks, including the telephone network (Circuit switching) , electronic data networks (such as the Internet), and transportation networks. This article is concerned primarily with routing in electronic data networks of robots on confined paths
- Motion planning For example, consider navigating a mobile robot inside a building to a distant waypoint. It should execute this task while avoiding walls and not falling down stairs. A motion planning algorithm would take a description of these tasks as input, and produce the speed and turning commands sent to the robot's wheels. Motion planning algorithms might a map from exploration of viable routes
In religion and mythology
- Spiritual mapping, a practice of some religions
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