positioning

v. erect, set, put; place, post

The term positioning has more than one meaning:In marketing, see Positioning (marketing)In telecommunications, see Positioning (telecommunications)In grappling, see Grappling position"Positioning" is also a term for the careful placement of objectsby the use of precise navigation: for example, in the term "Global Positioning System" (which often refers rather to finding than getting into the position).in computer graphics, placement of virtual objects:window positioningplacing HTML objects through CSS markup via the position attribute
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Noun
1. the act of putting something in a certain place or location
(synonym) placement, location, locating, position, emplacement
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) stratification
(derivation) position
Adjective
1. causing to fall into line or into position
(synonym) aligning
(similar) orienting, orientating

Noun
1. the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object; "he put the lamp back in its place"
(synonym) place
(hypernym) point
(hyponym) half-mast
(attribute) right
2. a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
(synonym) military position
(hypernym) point
(hyponym) ground
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
3. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"
(synonym) view, perspective
(hypernym) orientation
(hyponym) bird's eye view, panoramic view
4. position or arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
(synonym) posture, attitude
(hypernym) bodily property
(hyponym) order arms
(attribute) erect, vertical, upright
5. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
(synonym) status
(hypernym) state
(hyponym) face
(attribute) lower-class, low-class
6. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
(synonym) post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
(hypernym) occupation, business, job, line of work, line
(hyponym) academicianship
7. the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
(synonym) spatial relation
(hypernym) relation
(hyponym) occlusion
(attribute) anterior
8. the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position"
(hypernym) point
9. (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"
(hypernym) role
(hyponym) goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender, netkeeper
(classification) sport, athletics
10. the act of putting something in a certain place or location
(synonym) placement, location, locating, positioning, emplacement
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) stratification
(derivation) put, set, place, pose, lay
11. a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"
(synonym) situation
(hypernym) condition, status
(hyponym) place, shoes
12. an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
(synonym) place
(hypernym) item, point
(hyponym) postposition
13. a rationalized mental attitude
(synonym) stance, posture
(hypernym) attitude, mental attitude
(hyponym) hard line
14. an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"
(synonym) side
(hypernym) opinion, view
15. the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"
(synonym) stead, place, lieu
(hypernym) function, office, part, role
(hyponym) behalf
16. the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
(hypernym) assumption
(derivation) postulate, posit
Verb
1. cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, lay
(hyponym) deploy
2. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
(synonym) put, set, place, pose, lay
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
(derivation) placement, location, locating, positioning, emplacement

see Market Positioning.