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Alignment vs Joining - What's the difference?

alignment | joining |

As nouns the difference between alignment and joining

is that alignment is an arrangement of items in a line while joining is the act or result of joining; a joint or juncture.

As a verb joining is

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alignment

English

Noun

(en 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.
  • (astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
  • (transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
  • (gaming) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
  • (bioinformatic) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.

    • Derived terms

    * stone alignment

    Anagrams

    * lamenting

    joining

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or result of joining; a joint or juncture.