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road map en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From road + map.

Meanings

1. A map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation. A road map may contain other relevant data, such as terrain or railway lines.
2. (figuratively) A plan of action, laying out the future actions of participants.
   • road map for peace
   • On the agenda: a “work-athon” to discuss the road map for improving the main Facebook app, including a revamp that would change how users browse the service. 2022 July 26, Mike Isaac, “‘Operating With Increased Intensity’: Zuckerberg Leads Meta Into Next Phase”, in The New York Times:
   • Through her characters’ personal growth and interpersonal relationships, Hoover offers readers an emotional road map to recovery from imposter syndrome, domestic abuse, betrayal, victimization. 2023 July 6, Pamela Paul, “What’s the Story With Colleen Hoover?”, in The New York Times:
3. A structured representation of objects to display a development plan, used in business for strategic planning and communications.
   • CPU speeds continue to increase with no end in sight. For instance, Sun's UltraSPARC processor roadmap, shown in Figure 16-2, show CPU speed increasing from 143 MHz in 1995 to 1.5 Ghz in 2002, roughly doubling every year as predicted by Moore's Law. 1999, Marc Hamilton, Software Development: Building Reliable Systems, Prentice Hall Professional, →ISBN, page 236:
   • In the software business, a product roadmap gives an overview how a product is going to develop over the strategic timeframe of up to 5 years in terms of new releases or versions, their schedules and major themes. 2008, Hans-Bernd Kittlaus, Peter N. Clough, Software Product Management and Pricing, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 77:

Forms

Coordinates

street map

Descendants

Roadmap · roadmap

Translations (74)

nb vegkart (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · es cronograma (plan of action) · pl harmonogram (plan of action) · mk а́втокарта (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · fo vegakort (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · ru програ́мма (plan of action) · ja 道路地図 (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · is vegakort (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · de Straßenkarte (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · mk па́тна ка́рта (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · la itinerārium (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · be даро́жная ка́рта (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · de Roadmap (plan of action) · ru ка́рта доро́г (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · ar خَرِيطَةُ الطَّرِيق (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · it cartina (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · pl mapa drogowa (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · ru доро́жная ка́рта (plan of action) · ru план де́йствий (plan of action) · fa نقشهٔ راهها (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · it piano d'azione (plan of action) · es hoja de ruta (plan of action) · it tabella di marcia (plan of action) · nb veikart (plan of action) · fr roadmap (plan of action) · nl wegenkaart (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · id peta jalan (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · es plan de acción (plan of action) · nb vegkart (plan of action) · hy ճանապարհային քարտեզ (plan of action) · id peta jalan (plan of action) · sv vägkarta (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · ms hala tuju (plan of action) · nb veikart (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · el οδικός χάρτης (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · ru план (plan of action) · ga treochlár (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · ga plean oibre (plan of action) · es itinerario (plan of action) · fa نقشهٔ راه (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · cmn 道路圖 /道路图 (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · ko 도로지도 (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · mk план (plan of action) · it mappa stradale (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · sv bilkarta (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · eo vojmapo (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · ms peta hala tuju (plan of action) · cmn 路線圖 /路线图 (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · es mapa de carreteras (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · fi tiekartta (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · nn vegkart (plan of action) · es plan de trabajo (plan of action) · cy map ffyrdd (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · da vejkort (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · ro hartă rutieră (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · es hoja de ruta (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · sh àkcījskī plȃn (plan of action) · es mapa de pistas (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · fr feuille de route (plan of action) · it carta turìstica (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · sh а̀кцӣјскӣ пла̑н (plan of action) · pt mapa rodoviário (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · fa راهنامه (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · ga léarscáil bhóithre (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · uk доро́жня ка́рта (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · nn vegkart (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · ms peta jalan (plan of action) · fr carte routière (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · pl plan (plan of action) · hu úti térkép (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · el οδικός χάρτης (plan of action) · ru доро́жная ка́рта (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · de Autokarte (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) · ga mapa bóithre (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation)