Alignment vs. Positioning
Alignmentnoun
An arrangement of items in a line.
Alignmentnoun
The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
Alignmentnoun
An alliance of factions.
Alignmentnoun
(astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
Alignmentnoun
(transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
Alignmentnoun
(RPG) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
Alignmentnoun
(bioinformatics) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
Alignmentnoun
The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adjustment; esp., an imaginary line to regulate the formation of troops or of a squadron.
Alignmentnoun
The ground-plan of a railway or other road, in distinction from the grades or profile.
Alignmentnoun
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
Alignmentnoun
the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
Alignmentnoun
(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
Alignmentnoun
the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
Positioningnoun
The act of positioning; placement.
Positioningnoun
the act of putting something in a certain place or location
Positioningadjective
causing to fall into line or into position
