Maplet

A maplet or maplet arrow (symbol: ↦, commonly pronounced "maps to") is a symbol consisting of a vertical line with a rightward-facing arrow. It is used in mathematics and in computer science to denote functions (the expression x ↦ y is also called a maplet). Some examples of use of the maplet is in Z notation, a formal specification language used in software development,^[1] and separation logic, where it denotes the contents of a specific cell of memory.

In the Unicode character set, the maplet is at the point U+21A6.^[2]

See also

• Arrow notation – e.g., ${\displaystyle x\mapsto x+1}$, also known as map

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