How to Use remap in a Sentence

remap

verb
  • There is a special switch in the center-stack to remap the engine-management software.
    WSJ, 20 July 2017
  • Since launch, Amazon pushed an update to Astro that allows people to add rooms to a home map without the need to remap an entire home.
    Wired, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Or at least give users the option to remap the power button to the Google Assistant (without needing third-party hacks).
    Dieter Bohn, The Verge, 14 Jan. 2021
  • This kind of customization usually isn't possible on consoles, but both of these controllers can remap some or all of their buttons.
    Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Over the next 5 to 10 years a constellation of technologies will fundamentally remap the future of work.
    Nicole Silver, Forbes, 6 May 2021
  • And as with AirPods Pro, there are built-in positional sensors that track the wearer’s head and remap the spatial audio depending on the wearer’s movement.
    Lauren Goode, Wired, 8 Dec. 2020
  • After that, the stars will meander relative to background quasars unless astronomers dispatch a follow-up mission to remap the sky.
    Joshua Sokol, Science | AAAS, 24 Nov. 2020
  • All of this led some Galaxy users to develop workarounds that remap the Bixby button to open other apps, but Samsung has tried to prevent such attempts from working.
    Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2017
  • The swiping functions can be altered by using the free Tronsmart app which can remap the functions and also includes a graphic equalizer for tickling the tonal response of the headphones.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021
  • With the new iteration, players can remap inputs and save them as custom profiles and even replace physical buttons and add levers to the controller’s backside.
    Geoffrey Bunting, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2022
  • In his campaign, Schwarzenegger called for a constitutional amendment that would remap safe districts.
    Jill Stewart, WIRED, 1 Sep. 2004
  • Those buttons also remap the steering and alter the transmission's shift strategy, as well as firm up the suspension for more spirited driving.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 19 July 2017
  • The PowerToys tool has some other nifty features, including the ability to remap keyboard shortcuts.
    David Goldman, CNN, 20 May 2020
  • These remap the throttle pedal, steering weight, the gearbox response time, the ride height and suspension damping, as well as altering the thresholds at which the car's traction and stability management software intervenes.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2018
  • As an illustration of how interconnected all these various subsystems are, consider the following: switching among Eco, Normal, and Sport modes remaps the throttle, changes the transmission shift points, and can even tighten the steering.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2018
  • In recent years, game companies increasingly have added accessibility features, such as letting players remap buttons on controllers to suit their needs.
    Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ, 17 May 2018

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'remap.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: