(1) A set of data that has a corresponding relationship to another set of data.
(2) A list of data or objects as they reside in memory or storage.
(3) To assign a path or drive letter to a storage drive. See
drive mapping.
(4) To transfer a set of objects from one place to another. For example, program modules in storage are mapped into memory. A graphic image in memory is mapped onto the video screen.
(5) To translate, or convert, from one format to another. For example, a logical database structure is mapped to the physical database.
(6) To relate one set of objects with another. For example, a vendor's protocol stack is mapped to the OSI model. An alias is mapped to the true name of the object. See
alias.
(7) (MAP) (
Manufacturing
Automation
Protocol) A communications protocol introduced by General Motors in the early 1980s. MAP provides common standards for interconnecting computers and programmable machine tools used in factory automation. At the physical level, it uses the IEEE 802.4 token bus protocol. MAP is often used with the technical office protocol (TOP) developed by Boeing Computer Services. TOP is used in the front office and MAP is used on the factory floor. See
TOP.