Definition
A file that maps between transformed code (like minified or transpiled code) and the original source code, enabling developers to debug the original code even when the browser runs the transformed version. It creates a bridge between what you wrote and what actually executes.
Etymology
Introduced by Google in 2011 as web applications became more complex and required build processes that transformed code. The term 'map' comes from cartography, as these files literally map locations between two different representations of the same content.
Kelly Says
Source maps are like GPS coordinates for your code - when an error happens in the minified mess that browsers run, they help you find exactly where the problem is in your beautiful, readable original code! Without them, debugging would be like trying to find a specific house in a city where all the street signs have been replaced with random numbers.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምንጭ ምዝገባ
min-ch source miz-ge-ba
ARالعربية
خريطة المصدر
khari-ta al-musta-dar
BNবাংলা
উৎস মানচিত্র
ut-s man-chit-r
CACatalà
mapa de origen
ma-pa de o-ri-gen
CSČeština
zdrojová mapa
zdro-jo-va ma-pa
DADansk
kildekort
kilde-kort
DEDeutsch
Quellkarte
kvel-kar-te
ELΕλληνικά
χάρτης πηγής
khar-tis pi-gis
ESEspañol
mapa de origen
ma-pa de o-ri-gen
FAفارسی
نقشه منبع
naqsheh man-ba
FISuomi
lähdekarta
lähde-kar-ta
FRFrançais
carte source
kart so-rs
GUGU
સોર્સ મેપ
so-rs me-p
HAHA
hotunan asali
ho-tu-nan a-sa-li
HEעברית
žemת מקור
zemat me-kor
HIहिन्दी
स्रोत मानचित्र
sro-t ma-n-chit-r
HUMagyar
forrás térkép
for-rás ter-kep
IDBahasa Indonesia
peta sumber
pe-ta sumber
IGIG
akụkụ isi
a-ku-ku isi
ITItaliano
mappa sorgente
mappa sor-gen-te
JA日本語
ソースマップ
so-su ma-ppu
KKKK
бастауыш карта
bas-tau-ysh karta
KO한국어
출처 지도
chul-cheo ji-do
MRMR
स्रोत नकाशा
sro-t na-ka-sha
MSBahasa Melayu
peta sumber
pe-ta sumber
MYမြန်မာ
မူလ ပုံ
mu-la po-ng
NLNederlands
bronmap
bron-map
NONorsk
kildekart
kilde-kart
PAPA
ਸਰੋਤ ਮੈਪ
sar-ot ma-ep
PLPolski
mapa źródłowa
ma-pa z-ród-ł-o-wa
PTPortuguês
mapa de origem
ma-pa de o-ri-gem
RORomână
hartă de sursă
hart-ă de sur-să
RUРусский
карта исходного кода
karta iskhodnogo koda
SVSvenska
källakarta
käl-la-kar-ta
SWKiswahili
kadi ya chanzo
ka-di ya chan-zo
TAதமிழ்
ஆதார வரைபடம்
aadhaar va-rai-padam
TEతెలుగు
సూచన చిత్రం
soo-chan chit-tram
THไทย
แผนที่แหล่งที่มา
phan-thi-an-chang-tha-ma
TLTL
mapa ng pinagmulan
ma-pa ng pi-na-g-mu-lan
TRTürkçe
kaynak haritası
kay-nak ha-ri-ta-si
UKУкраїнська
карта джерела
karta dzher-el-a
URاردو
مآخذ نقشہ
maa-a-kh nu-k-sha
VITiếng Việt
bản đồ nguồn
ban-do-nguon
YOYO
àṣọ̀ ìṣẹ̀
a-so i-she
ZH中文
源代码映射
yuan2 ma4 yi3 ma3 ping2
ZUZU
ikhomba le-mpilo
i-kho-mba le-m-pi-lo