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Mapping vs Codepage - What's the difference?

mapping | codepage |

In computing|lang=en terms the difference between mapping and codepage

is that mapping is (computing) assigning a pc to a shared drive or printer port on a network while codepage is (computing) a mapping to a particular character set, where there are several possible sets that share the same code points.

As nouns the difference between mapping and codepage

is that mapping is the process of making maps while codepage is (computing) a mapping to a particular character set, where there are several possible sets that share the same code points.

As a verb mapping

is .

mapping

English

(wikipedia mapping)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The process of making maps.
  • (mathematics) A function that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set; a correspondence.
  • (biology) The process of locating genes on a chromosome.
  • (computing) Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • codepage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) A mapping to a particular character set, where there are several possible sets that share the same code points.