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Mapping vs Transforming - What's the difference?

mapping | transforming |

As nouns the difference between mapping and transforming

is that mapping is the process of making maps while transforming is transformation.

As verbs the difference between mapping and transforming

is that mapping is while transforming 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)

    • transforming

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • transformation
  • * (Herman Melville)
    • Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings ; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.