different between fieldwork vs mapwork

English

Alternative forms

• field work

Etymology

From Middle English *felde-werk (found in plural felde werkes), equivalent to field +? work.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fi?ldw??k/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /?fildw?k/
• Rhymes: -??(r)k

Noun

fieldwork (countable and uncountable, plural fieldworks)

1. (uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
2. (uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions

   That well Bob set up last weekend was some good fieldwork.

3. (in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.

   I thought the fieldwork in the course I was taking was going to be hard, but it was just interviewing people.

4. (countable, rare) A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.

   Billy's out building some fieldwork so that our enemies don't walk right over us.

Translations

English

Etymology

map +? work

Noun

mapwork (uncountable)

1. The study and analysis of maps, especially prior to, or in relation to fieldwork
   • 1978, British Cartographic Society, The Cartographic journal: Volumes 15-17; Volume 15

     Studies of the mapwork of children per se have mainly concerned large scale maps and perception maps.

   • 2002, Simon Ross, Essential mapwork skills