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地図作成、測量

場所や地形などの位置を調べて、地図に表す作業。

やさしい英語で： The work of making maps that show where places or features are.

• Mapping of the island began last year.
• Satellite images help with accurate mapping.
• The team completed the mapping of local footpaths.

類義語： cartography

よく使う表現： digital mapping, mapping of something, aerial mapping

データマッピング、型変換

あるシステムのデータを、別のシステムの型や構造に対応させて変換すること。

やさしい英語で： Matching and changing data from one system’s types or structure into another system’s types or structure.

• Data mapping connects the two systems.
• Incorrect type mapping caused the import to fail.
• We checked the mapping of text fields to database columns.

よく使う表現： data mapping, type mapping, mapping between systems

遺伝子マッピング

特定の遺伝子が染色体のどこにあるかを調べる作業。

やさしい英語で： The process of finding where particular genes are on a chromosome.

• Gene mapping helped locate the missing gene.
• The team used genetic mapping to study the disease.
• Accurate mapping revealed the gene’s position on the chromosome.

よく使う表現： gene mapping, genetic mapping, chromosome mapping

ネットワークドライブの割り当て

ネットワークで共有するドライブやプリンターを、パソコンで使えるようにすること。

やさしい英語で： Connecting a computer to a shared network drive or printer so it can use that resource.

• Drive mapping lets me open the shared folder.
• The technician fixed the printer mapping.
• The mapping failed because the server was unavailable.

よく使う表現： drive mapping, printer mapping, network mapping