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Visualization vs Mapping - What's the difference?

visualization | mapping |

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

is that visualization is (computing) the visual representation of data while mapping is (computing) assigning a pc to a shared drive or printer port on a network.

As nouns the difference between visualization and mapping

is that visualization is the act of visualizing, or something visualized while mapping is the process of making maps.

As a verb mapping is

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visualization

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Alternative forms

* visualisation

Noun

(wikipedia visualization) (en noun)
  • The act of visualizing, or something visualized.
  • (computing) The visual representation of data.

    • 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)