positioning

po·si·tion

P0463900 (pə-zĭsh′ən)n.1. A place or location.2. a. The right or appropriate place: The bands are in position for the parade's start.b. A strategic area occupied by members of a force: The troops took up positions along the river.3. a. The way in which something is placed: the position of the clock's hands.b. The arrangement of body parts; posture: a standing position.c. In ballet, any of the five arrangements of the arms and feet in which the legs are turned out from the pelvis.4. An advantageous place or location: jockeys maneuvering for position.5. A situation as it relates to the surrounding circumstances: in a position to bargain.6. A point of view or attitude on a certain question: the mayor's position on taxes.7. Social standing or status; rank.8. A post of employment; a job.9. a. Sports The area for which a particular player is responsible.b. The arrangement of the pieces or cards at any particular time in a game such as chess, checkers, or bridge.10. a. The act or process of positing.b. A principle or proposition posited.11. a. A commitment to buy or sell a given amount of securities or commodities.b. The amount of securities or commodities held by a person, firm, or institution.c. The ownership status of a person's or institution's investments.tr.v. po·si·tioned, po·si·tion·ing, po·si·tions 1. To put in place or position.2. To determine the position of; locate.

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[Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positiō, positiōn-, from positus, past participle of pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

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po·si′tion·al adj.po·si′tion·al·ly adv.po·si′tion·er n.

positioning

(pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ) n (Commerce) the position held by a product brand in the opinion of consumers, in comparison with its competitors' brands

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	positioning - the act of putting something in a certain placelocating, location, emplacement, placement, positionactivity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"stratification - the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germinationjuxtaposition, collocation, apposition - the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"interposition, intervention - the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among othersorientation - the act of orientingplanting - the act of fixing firmly in place; "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway"implantation - the act of planting or setting in the groundrepositioning - the act of placing in a new positionset - the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final set to his hat"superposition - the placement of one thing on top of anotherfingering - the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrumentsuperposition - (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide
Adj.	1.	positioning - causing to fall into line or into positionaligningorientating, orienting - positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually; "noticed the bee's momentary orienting pause before heading back to the hive"; "an orienting program for new employees"

Translations

géolocalisationpositionnementcollocazioneposizionamento