# Map (disambiguation)

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, a euphemism for pedophile
* Missouri Assessment Program, standardized tests taken by students in Missouri, US