Remap

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To assign differently; to relabel or repurpose. transitive

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

  2. 2
    To map again. transitive

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

Example

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

Etymology

From re- + map.

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