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remap

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To assign differently; to relabel or repurpose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • He remapped the variable in the code to hold the value directly, instead of a pointer to the value.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To map again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Because the topography and development of the land changed so much in the floods, the region had to be remapped.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English map English remap From re- + map.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: määritellä uudelleen — to assign differently
  • Finnish: kartoittaa uudelleen — to map again