"minimap" meaning in English

See minimap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪ.ni.mæp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-minimap.wav Forms: minimaps [plural]
Rhymes: -æp Etymology: From mini- + map; (simple map of landmarks): introduced by Siegel and White (1975). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mini|map}} mini- + map, {{sense|simple map of landmarks}} (simple map of landmarks): Head templates: {{en-noun}} minimap (plural minimaps)
  1. A simple map connecting a small number of nearby landmarks.
    Sense id: en-minimap-en-noun-p7clq7ZA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mini-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mini-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 51 49
  2. (video games) A small on-screen map to aid players in orienting themselves within the game. Categories (topical): Video games Translations (small map in a video game): pienoiskartta (Finnish), pikkukartta (Finnish), ミニマップ (Japanese), 미니맵 (minimaep) (Korean), minimapa [feminine] (Polish), minimapa [masculine] (Spanish), minikarta [common-gender] (Swedish), minimap [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-minimap-en-noun-6NEE4K1n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mini-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mini-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 51 49 Topics: video-games Disambiguation of 'small map in a video game': 26 74

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