datamapping
nounUK /ˈdeɪtə ˈmæpɪŋ/
US /ˈdeɪtə ˈmæpɪŋ/
Data mapping is the way of showing how pieces of information fit together.
The teacher used data mapping to connect each student's name to their test score.
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2. The process of creating a plan that shows where each piece of data goes from one place to another.
During the computer upgrade, data mapping helped move old files to the new system.
3. A diagram that shows how different sets of information relate to each other.
The data mapping on the wall made it easy to see which animals belonged to which group.
4. In computing, the act of connecting fields in one file to fields in another file.
The programmer did data mapping so the customer names lined up correctly.