automapping

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

auto- +‎ mapping

Noun[edit]

automapping (usually uncountable, plural automappings)

  1. (uncountable) Automatic mapping.
    • 2003, Andrew Rollings, Ernest Adams, Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams on game design:
      Automapping destroys the challenge imposed by mazes, but we think mazes are one of the most overused and least-enjoyed features of adventure games.
  2. (countable) An automatically generated mapping of data.
    • 2007, Witold Abramowicz, Heinrich Christian Mayr, Technologies for business information systems:
      An automapping is generated on the basis of constraints expressed in the schema.