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1. When referring to programming or the layout of a
software program or hardware device, a
map refers to documentation that presents the overall structure of a program or hardware device.
2. When referring to networks, a map refers to a link to another computer,
share, or printer.
- Additional information about how to map on a computer network can be found on
document CH000472.
- See our map command page for additional
information about this MS-DOS and Windows command line command.
3. A map is also used to describe a HTML image map.
4. In general, a map is a term used to describe instructions, commonly on a piece of paper, that are used to locate a destination in the world. Below is a listing of some popular places on the
Internet that help you create driving maps to a destination of your choice.
Google Maps - http://maps.google.com/
Map Quest - http://www.mapquest.com/
Yahoo! Maps - http://maps.yahoo.com/
MSN Maps - http://mappoint.msn.com/
Satellite Images can also be found on the below two pages.
GlobeXplorer - http://www.globexplorer.com/
Microsoft TerraServer - http://terraserver.microsoft.com/
Google Earth is also
fantastic free software program that contains maps, satellite images, places of interest, and much more.
Tip: In addition to being able to map a location and get satellite images from almost anywhere Google Maps also has a great feature known as streets view. This feature allows you to drive down many of the streets in the United States and see pictures of the houses, building and other objects on those streets.
Also see: Image map, MAPS, Network definitions, Programming definitions | 
