Mapping Task

A Mapping Task is a decision task that requires the mapping (a mapping act) of one or more items to one or more members of a predefined finite set.

• AKA: Mapping Process.
• Context:
  • It can required the creation of a Mapping Structure.
• Example(s):
  • a Classification Task.
  • a Record Linkage Task, such as taxonomy mapping.
  • a Coreference Resolution Task.
• See: Relationship, Clustering Task, Classification Task.

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References

2008

• (Dextre Clarke et al., 2008) ⇒ Stella Dextre Clarke, Alan Gilchrist, Ron Davies and Leonard Will. (2008). “Glossary of Terms Relating to Thesauri and Other Forms of Structured Vocabulary for Information Retrieval." Willpower Information
  • mapping (process): the process of establishing relationships between the terms, notations or concepts of one vocabulary and those of another

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