mapping

ot noun

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 set to a unique element of another set; a correspondence.

fe’l verb

1. To create a visual representation of a territory, etc. via cartography.
2. (followed by a "to" phrase) To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.
3. (followed by a "to" phrase) To have a direct relationship; to correspond.
4. To inform someone of a particular idea.