the process of making a map of an area 制图: 制作区域地图的过程the mapping of the Indian subcontinent 印度次大陆地图的绘制
the process of discovering or giving information about something, especially the way it is arranged or organized 映射: 发现或提供有关某物的信息的过程,尤其是其排列或组织方式gene mapping 基因定位