positioning

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of position

plural positionings

1. The act of positioning; placement.

   If you are following a book like Starting Electronics, however, a breadboard is even more useful. […] Differences lie between breadboards in the spacings and the positionings of the holes, and the number of holes in each group.

   2011 August 2, Keith Brindley, Starting Electronics, page 18

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   As well as demonstrating operating facilities, full-size car body models are used for experimenting with new types of interior finish, systems of lighting, positioning of route diagrams and advertisements, and the best form of windscreens at doorways, and the height and location of handgrips and handrails.

   1951 October, “Models Assist Rolling Stock Design”, in Railway Magazine, page 647

   37424 had been noted at Barrow Hill with its air horns moved onto the nose (in front of the cab windows) to allow it to work on certain routes where '37s' with roof-mounted horns are barred, such as to Stranraer. However, the horns have now been refitted to their normal position, with the bolts of the alternative positioning still fitted.

   2026 January 21, “Another Swietelsky Class 37 revived”, in RAIL, number 1053, page 12

   Synonyms: emplacement, orientation