1
: the act or process of making a map
2
: function sense 5a
a one-to-one continuous mapping
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Success today requires moving beyond traditional customer journey mapping to understand the emotional (in business-to-consumer) and professional (in business-to-business) stakes for your buyers.
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Salim Gheewalla, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The new device could allow the mapping of underground features like aquifers and mineral deposits — crucial data for navigation, resource management and national security, its developers say.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Verizon also asked the FCC to ditch some rules related to submitting broadband mapping data.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
Could this kind of mapping help scientists eventually find treatments for brain diseases?
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
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Salim Gheewalla, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The new device could allow the mapping of underground features like aquifers and mineral deposits — crucial data for navigation, resource management and national security, its developers say.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Verizon also asked the FCC to ditch some rules related to submitting broadband mapping data.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
Could this kind of mapping help scientists eventually find treatments for brain diseases?
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Mapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mapping. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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