mappingentry
nounUK /ˈmæpɪŋ ˈɛntri/
US /ˈmæpɪŋ ˈɛntri/
A mapping entry is one item in a list that shows what one thing matches or connects to another.
The programmer added a new mapping entry so the old name would point to the new file.
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2. In a database, a single row that links a value in one table to a value in another table.
Each mapping entry in the join table connects a student to a course.
3. In genetics, a record that gives the position of a gene on a chromosome.
The scientist checked the mapping entry to find where the gene sits on chromosome 7.
4. In data conversion, one rule that says how a source field becomes a target field.
The import tool used a mapping entry to copy the customer's name into the right column.