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alignment

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alignment

Noun

∙ An arrangement of items in a line.
∙ The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
∙ An alliance of factions.
∙ The conjunction of two celestial objects. astronomy
∙ The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points. transport
∙ In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take. role-playing games
∙ (bioinformatic) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.

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