A map is a symbolic visual representation of an area.

Map or MAP may also refer to:

Science and technology

Computing

  • Map (computer science), or associative array, a data type composed of a collection of key/value pairs
  • Map (higher-order function), used to apply a function to a list of values and return another list with the results
  • MAP (file format)
  • Map (parallel pattern), an idiom in parallel computing
  • .map (top-level domain), a top-level domain owned by Google
  • Manufacturing Automation Protocol, a set of computer network communication protocols
  • Mapping of Address and Port, an IPv6 transition technology
  • Mean average precision, in information retrieval
  • Message Access Profile, a Bluetooth profile for exchange of messages between devices
  • Mobile Application Part, a mobile phone network protocol

Mathematics

  • Map (mathematics), generalizations of the concept of function
  • Map (graph theory), a drawing of a graph on a surface without overlapping edges
  • Planar graph, a graph drawn on a planar surface
  • Maps of manifolds
  • Combinatorial map, a representation of a topological subdivision of the plane
  • Functional predicate, in formal logic
  • Maximum a posteriori estimation, in statistics
  • Markov additive process, in applied probability
  • Markovian arrival process, in queueing theory
  • another term for a function, often with some sort of special structure
  • another term for a morphism in category theory
  • a subdivision of the plane or other surface into regions; see Four color theorem

Medicine and biology

  • Map (butterfly), a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae
  • Mean arterial pressure, the driving force of blood flow
  • Mean airway pressure, in mechanical ventilation
  • Methionyl aminopeptidase, an enzyme
  • Microtubule-associated protein, a member of proteins that interact with the microtubules of the cellular cytoskeleton
  • Mitogen-activated protein, a mediator of intracellular signaling
  • Mussel adhesive protein
  • Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, a strain of pathogenic bacteria
  • 6α-Methyl-17α-acetoxyprogesterone or medroxyprogesterone acetate

Others

  • Cognitive map, commonly referred to simply as "map", mental representations of physical locations
  • Malaria Atlas Project, a non-profit data dissemination project
  • Manifold absolute pressure, in an internal combustion engine
  • Microwave Anisotropy Probe, an uncrewed space mission
  • MAP test, a testing regimen for the flushing power of toilets
  • Map–territory relation, the relationship between an object and a representation of that object
  • Mind map, a visual diagram
  • Missed approach point, in aviation
  • Mission Augmentation Port, a proposed standard for uncrewed spacecraft docking for On-orbit satellite servicing and mission augmentation
  • Modified atmosphere packaging, a food packaging technique
  • Monoammonium phosphate, an ammonium compound and fertiliser

Arts and entertainment

  • Map (band), an indie band from California, US
  • Map (painting), a 1961 oil-on-canvas painting by Jasper Johns
  • Map (video games), also known as a level, area, or world
  • Map, a character in Dora the Explorer
  • "Map", song by Adam Lambert from the album Trespassing
  • "Map", song by The Microphones from the album The Glow Pt. 2

Organizations

  • MAP Linhas Aéreas, a Brazilian airline
  • HM Melbourne Assessment Prison, a prison in Australia
  • Maghreb Arabe Press, the official Moroccan news agency
  • Malaysian Advancement Party, a political party in Malaysia
  • Media Access Project, a communications policy law firm and advocacy organization
  • Medical Aid for Palestinians, a UK charity
  • Minister of Aircraft Production, a WWII-era UK ministry, later replaced by the Ministry of Supply
  • Mobile assault platoon, a platoon in the US Marine Corps
  • Motorcycle Awareness Program, a motorists' safety training program
  • Motorsport Association of Pakistan
  • Municipal Alliance for Peace, a network to promote peace in the Middle East
  • Museo de Arte de Ponce, an art museum in Puerto Rico
  • Museo de Arte Precolombino (Peru), a Peruvian art museum
  • Muslim Association Party, a political party in the Gold Coast (now Ghana)

People

  • Walter Map (1140–1210), writer

Other uses

  • Marysville Auto Plant, a Honda automobile factory in Marysville, Ohio, US
  • Austronesian languages (ISO 639 alpha-3 code: map)
  • Managerial assessment of proficiency, a methodology used in human resources
  • Membership action plan, for countries joining NATO
  • Minimum advertised price
  • Minor-attracted person, an umbrella term encompassing pedophilia, hebephilia and ephebophilia
  • Missouri Assessment Program, standardized tests taken by students in Missouri, US

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with "Map"
  • Maps (disambiguation)
  • Mapp (disambiguation)
  • Mappy (disambiguation)
  • Mapping (disambiguation)
  • Maap, an island in the Federated States of Micronesia