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Remap vs Retap - What's the difference?

remap | retap |

As verbs the difference between remap and retap

is that remap is to assign differently; to relabel or repurpose while retap is to tap again (in various senses).

remap

English

Verb

(remapp)
  • To assign differently; to relabel or repurpose.
  • :He remapped the variable in the code to hold the value directly, instead of a pointer to the value.
  • To map again.
  • :Because the topography and development of the land changed so much in the floods, the region had to be remapped .
  • retap

    English

    Verb

    (retapp)
  • To tap again (in various senses).