mind map

See also: mindmap

English

Hand-drawn mind map

Alternative forms

Etymology

Popularized by English author and educational consultant Tony Buzan in the 1970s.

Noun

mind map (plural mind maps)

  1. A diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea.
    • 2006 April 18, Philip Beadle, “Mind maps: rubbish in theory, but handy in practice”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 October 2026:
      Mind maps have all the seductiveness of popular science. When we have mastered them, we feel as if we are in possession of a precious secret known only to the select few million who have purchased a book by their progenitor, Tony Buzan. And they come with some grand claims: mind maps "help make your life easier and more successful", says Buzan in How to Mind Map.

Translations

Verb

mind map (third-person singular simple present mind maps, present participle mind mapping, simple past and past participle mind mapped)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To create a mind map (around a topic).
    • 2006 April 18, Philip Beadle, “Mind maps: rubbish in theory, but handy in practice”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 October 2026:
      I mind mapped this article before writing it. It would be interesting to find out whether regular readers notice any rinse in quantity. Mind mapping is easy.

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