# mapping

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmæpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #8,574

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

## Easily confused with
- **mating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mapping-vs-mating)
- **marking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mapping-vs-marking)
- **masking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mapping-vs-masking)
- **mopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mapping-vs-mopping)
- **massing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mapping-vs-massing)
- **making** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/making-vs-mapping)
- **mailing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mailing-vs-mapping)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ampping`, `maping`, `mapipng`, `mappign`, `mappingg`, `mappinng`, `mappnig`, `mmapping`, `mpaping`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mapping