Alignment vs. Positioning — What's the Difference?

Arrangement or position in a straight line or in parallel lines.

A place or location.

The process of adjusting parts so that they are in proper relative position

The right or appropriate place

The condition of having parts so adjusted

A strategic area occupied by members of a force

A ground plan

The way in which something is placed

The act of aligning or the condition of being aligned.

The arrangement of body parts; posture

An arrangement or alliance of groups

In ballet, any of the five arrangements of the arms and feet in which the legs are turned out from the pelvis.

An arrangement or positioning of players

An advantageous place or location

The grouping or positioning of teams, as in a conference or league.

A situation as it relates to the surrounding circumstances

An arrangement of items in a line.

A point of view or attitude on a certain question

The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.

Social standing or status; rank.

An alliance of factions.

A post of employment; a job.

(AI) The goals and values of an artificial intelligence, considered relative to human ethical standards.

(Sports) The area for which a particular player is responsible.

(RPG) One of a set number of moral positions or philosophies a character can take.

The arrangement of the pieces or cards at any particular time in a game such as chess, checkers, or bridge.

(astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.

The act or process of positing.

(transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.

A principle or proposition posited.

(bioinformatics) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.

A commitment to buy or sell a given amount of securities or commodities.

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.

The amount of securities or commodities held by a person, firm, or institution.

The ground-plan of a railway or other road, in distinction from the grades or profile.

The ownership status of a person's or institution's investments.

An organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

To put in place or position.

The spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines

To determine the position of; locate.

(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac

Present participle of position

The act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other

The act of positioning; placement.

The act of putting something in a certain place or location

Causing to fall into line or into position