Editing Alignment

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'''Alignment''' may refer to:

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==Archaeology==
* [[Alignment (archaeology)]], a co-linear arrangement of features or structures with external landmarks
* [[Stone alignment]], a linear arrangement of upright, parallel megalithic standing stones

==Biology==
* [[Structural alignment]], establishing similarities in the 3D structure of protein molecules
* [[Sequence alignment]], in bioinformatics, arranging the sequences of DNA, RNA, or protein to identify similarities
** [[Alignment program]], software used in sequence alignment

==Engineering==
* [[Geometric design of roads#Alignment|Road alignment]], the route of a road, defined as a series of horizontal tangents and curves, as defined by planners and surveyors
* [[Track geometry#Alignment|Railway alignment]], three-dimensional geometry of track layouts
* [[Transfer alignment]], a process for initializing and calibrating the inertial navigation system on a missile or torpedo
* [[Shaft alignment]], in mechanical engineering, aligning two or more shafts with each other
* [[Wheel alignment]], automobile wheel and suspension angles which affect performance and tire wear

==Technology==
* [[AI alignment]], steering artificial intelligence systems towards the intended objective
* [[Alignment level]], an audio recording/engineering term for a selected point in the audio that represents a reasonable sound level
* [[Business–IT alignment]], how well an organization is able to use Information Technology to achieve objectives 
* [[Data structure alignment]], arranging data in computer memory to fit machine design, also known more simply as an ''alignment structure''
* [[Music alignment]], linking various music representations (sheet music, audio, video, MIDI, etc.) related to a given musical work
* [[Partition alignment]], letting address ranges of hard disk drive partitions start at certain physical boundaries or at multiples of units such as 4 KB or 1 MB

==Linguistics and typography==
* [[Morphosyntactic alignment]], the linguistic system used to distinguish between the arguments of transitive and intransitive verbs
* [[Parallel text alignment]], the identification of corresponding sentences in original and translated texts
* [[Typographic alignment]], placement of printed matter relative to a page, column, margin, etc.

==Other forms of alignment==
* [[Alignment of random points]] in statistics representing data points that lie on a relatively straight path
* Alignment of the body in a dance hall, see [[Direction of movement#Basic directions of movement with respect to the room]]
* Chiropractic alignment, another term for [[chiropractic]] adjustment
* [[Coital alignment technique]], a sex position
* [[Constructive alignment]], a method of devising teaching activities that directly address learning outcomes
* [[Ontology alignment]], the process of determining correspondences between concepts
* [[Syzygy (astronomy)|Planetary alignment]], in astronomy, a straight line configuration of three celestial bodies

==Politics and organization==
* [[Alignment (Israel)]], political party from 1965 to 1992
* [[Strategic alignment]], lining up an organization's strategy with its culture

==Entertainment==
* [[Alignment (role-playing games)]], the moral and ethical perspective of the characters, monsters, and societies
** [[Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons)|Alignment (''Dungeons & Dragons'')]]
* ''[[The Alignment]]'', a 2012 album by Samestate 
* [[Alignments (album)|''Alignments'' (album)]], a 2020 album by Double Experience

==See also==
* [[Realignment (disambiguation)]]
* [[Unaligned (disambiguation)]]

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