image vs map

image

noun
  • An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture. 

  • A statue or idol. 

  • What a function maps to. 

  • A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (See disk image and image copy.) 

  • A form of interference: a weaker "copy" of a strong signal that occurs at a different frequency. 

  • The subset of a codomain comprising those elements that are images of something. 

  • A mental picture of something not real or not present. 

  • A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is or wishes to be perceived by others. 

verb
  • To create an image of. 

  • To create a complete backup copy of a file system or other entity. 

  • To represent by an image or symbol; to portray. 

  • To reflect, mirror. 

map

noun
  • A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features. 

  • An imaginary or fictional area, often predefined and confined, where a game or a session thereof takes place. 

  • Synonym of associative array. 

  • A function. 

  • Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Araschnia (especially, Araschnia levana) and Cyrestis, having map-like markings on the wings. 

  • A graphical or logical representation of any structure or system, showing the positions of or relationships between its components. 

verb
  • To assign a drive letter to a shared folder. 

  • To have a direct relationship; to correspond. 

  • To represent by means of a map. 

  • To create a map of; to examine or survey in order to gather information for a map. 

  • To create a direct relationship to; to create a correspondence with. 

  • To act as a function on something, taking it to something else. 

How often have the words image and map occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )