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maplet

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Etymology 1

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From map +‎ -let.

Noun

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maplet (plural maplets)

  1. (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Chersonesia, having map-like marking on the wings.
  2. (mathematics) A pair which is a member of a mapping.

Etymology 2

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Blend of Maple +‎ applet

Noun

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maplet (plural maplets)

  1. (computing, mathematics) An applet written in the computer algebra system Maple.
    • 2009 January, Notices of the American Mathematical Society‎[1], volume 56, number 1:
      Michael J. Caulfield, Gannon University (1046-O1-346) 10:40AM - (1105) A maplet for encoding, decoding, and correcting errors in Golay codes.

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