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A map is a visual, often 2-dimensional, representation of a space — e.g. as a navigational aid.

For help with maps in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps.

Map may also refer to:

Map (mathematics), many uses
Map (butterfly), a species of butterfly common in central and eastern Europe
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, a bacterium associated with Crohn's Disease.

Map (higher-order function), a higher-order function used to apply a function to a list of values and return another list with the results
An associative array, an abstract data type composed of a collection of keys and a collection of values, where each key is associated with one value
- Map (C++), an associative array implementation in the C++ language
Level (computer and video games), where "map" may refer to a level in computer or video games

MAP may refer to:

Malawi Against Polio
Maghreb Arab Press, the official Moroccan news agency
Medical Aid for Palestinians, a UK charity
Mount Albert-Ponsonby, a New Zealand football club
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, non-profit organization that researches the use of psychedelics in therapy
Municipal Alliance for Peace, a network to promote peace in the Middle East
Museo de Arte Precolombino (Peru), an art museum of pre-Columbian art and artefacts in Cusco, Peru
Muslim Association Party, a political party in the Gold Coast (now Ghana)

'Manifold absolute pressure', the absolute pressure (relative to a vacuum) of the air in the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine, see MAP sensor
Mean arterial pressure, average blood pressure during a single cardiac cycle
Microwave Anisotropy Probe, an unmanned NASA space mission, which studies cosmic microwave background radiation; later renamed to Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP)
Missed approach point (aviation), the point prescribed in each instrument approach at which a missed approach procedure shall be executed if the required visual reference does not exist
Monoammonium phosphate, a chemical compound
Multiphoton-absorption photopolymerization, a micro-fabrication technique
Markovian arrival processes, a description of arrivals to a queue
Modified atmosphere packaging, the practice of modifying the composition of the internal atmosphere of a package in order to improve the shelf life
Maximum a posteriori, a method of estimation in statistics

Austronesian languages, MAP is the ISO 639 alpha-3 for this language family
Mobile Application Part, a protocol for GSM, UMTS, and GPRS networks used to provide services to mobile phone users
Multiple Address and Port feature of CAI Networks products
Manufacturing Automation Protocol, a pioneer set of ISO communication protocols oriented to industry
MAP (file format), a computer file format

2-methyl-3-pentyl-pyrrole, a terminal product from the bifurcated pathway of the biosynthesis of prodigiosin
Microtubule-associated protein, a member of proteins that interact with the microtubules of the cellular cytoskeleton
Mean Arterial Pressure, the driving force of blood flow
Mitogen-activated protein, a mediator of intracellular signaling
Morning-After Pill, a figurative term for emergency contraception
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, a strain of pathogenic bacteria

Managerial Assessment of Proficiency, a methodology for the assessment of managerial competence in human resource and training applications
Minimum advertised price (Resale price maintenance), a way of enforcing pricing structures in retail
Modified American Plan - 2 meals (usually breakfast and one other meal) a day included in a hotel package

Mediterranean Action Plan, a United Nations Environmental Programme plan
Membership action plan, a stage for countries that are on their way to joining NATO

Missouri Assessment Program
Mobile Assault Platoon, a type of military configuration for US forces in Iraq
Medicinal and Aromatic Plant, an agricultural designation for wild or undomesticated plants gathered or grown for medicinal or aromatic value.

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 * [[Medical Aid for Palestinians]], a UK charity
 * [[Mount Albert-Ponsonby]], a New Zealand football club
+* [[Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies]], non-profit organization that researches the use of psychedelics in therapy
 * [[Municipal Alliance for Peace]], a network to promote peace in the Middle East
 * [[Museo de Arte Precolombino (Peru)]], an art museum of pre-Columbian art and artefacts in Cusco, Peru
 * [[Muslim Association Party]], a political party in the Gold Coast (now Ghana)
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