"image map" meaning in English

See image map in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: image maps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} image map (plural image maps)
  1. (Internet) An image on a web page that is divided into shaped portions, each of which has an associated hyperlink. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-image_map-en-noun--1j8qqmV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38
  2. (cartography) An orthophotomap. Categories (topical): Cartography
    Sense id: en-image_map-en-noun-K6xC6ddN Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences

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