Alignment may refer to:

Archaeology

Alignment (archaeology) This page is a glossary of archaeology, the study of the human past from material remains. A B C D E F ...

, 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 Structural alignment attempts to establish homology between two or more polymer structures based on their shape and three-dimensional conformation. This process is usually applied to protein tertiary structures but can also be used for large R ...

, establishing similarities in the 3D structure of protein molecules *

Sequence alignment In bioinformatics, a sequence alignment is a way of arranging the sequences of DNA, RNA, or protein to identify regions of similarity that may be a consequence of functional, structural biology, structural, or evolutionary relationships between ...

, in bioinformatics, arranging the sequences of DNA, RNA, or protein to identify similarities ** Alignment program, software used in sequence alignment

Engineering

* Road alignment, the route of a road, defined as a series of horizontal tangents and curves, as defined by planners and surveyors * 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 Wheel alignment, which is sometimes referred to as breaking or tracking, is part of standard automobile maintenance that consists of adjusting the angles of wheels to the car manufacturer specifications. The purpose of these adjustments is to red ...

, automobile wheel and suspension angles which affect performance and tire wear

Technology

AI alignment In the field of artificial intelligence (AI), alignment aims to steer AI systems toward a person's or group's intended goals, preferences, or ethical principles. An AI system is considered ''aligned'' if it advances the intended objectives. A '' ...

, steering artificial intelligence systems towards the intended objective *

Alignment level The alignment level in an audio signal chain or on an audio recording is a defined anchor point that represents a reasonable or typical level. Analogue In analogue systems, alignment level in broadcast chains is commonly 0 dBu (0.775&n ...

, 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 Data structure alignment is the way data is arranged and accessed in computer memory. It consists of three separate but related issues: data alignment, data structure padding, and packing. The CPU in modern computer hardware performs reads ...

, 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 Partition alignment is the proper alignment of partitions to the boundaries available in a data storage device. Examples include the following: * 4 KB sector alignment with hard disk drives supporting Advanced Format (AF) * Track partition ...

, 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 In linguistics, morphosyntactic alignment is the grammatical relationship between arguments—specifically, between the two arguments (in English, subject and object) of transitive verbs like ''the dog chased the cat'', and the single argument of ...

, the linguistic system used to distinguish between the arguments of transitive and intransitive verbs *

Parallel text alignment A parallel text is a text placed alongside its translation or translations. Parallel text alignment is the identification of the corresponding sentences in both halves of the parallel text. The Loeb Classical Library and the Clay Sanskrit Libr ...

, the identification of corresponding sentences in original and translated texts *

Typographic alignment In typesetting and page layout, alignment or range is the setting of typography, text flow or image placement relative to a page (paper), page, column (typography), column (measure), table cell, or tabulation, tab (and often to an image above it o ...

, 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 Chiropractic () is a form of alternative medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially of the spine. It is based on several pseudoscientific ideas. Many c ...

adjustment *

Coital alignment technique The coital alignment technique List of sex positions, sex position is used primarily as a variant of the missionary position and is designed to maximize clitoral stimulation during sexual intercourse. This is achieved by combining the "Missionary ...

, a sex position *

Constructive alignment Constructive alignment is a principle used for devising teaching and learning activities, and assessment tasks, that directly address the intended learning outcomes (ILOs) in a way not typically achieved in traditional lectures, tutorial classes and ...

, a method of devising teaching activities that directly address learning outcomes *

Ontology alignment Ontology alignment, or ontology matching, is the process of determining correspondences between concepts in ontologies. A set of correspondences is also called an alignment. The phrase takes on a slightly different meaning, in computer science, c ...

, the process of determining correspondences between concepts *

Planetary alignment Planetary alignment can mean: * a syzygy (astronomy), in which celestial bodies line up in 3D space * a planetary parade, in which planets appear to line up in the night sky as seen from a particular viewpoint in space {{disambig ...

, in astronomy, a straight line configuration of three celestial bodies

Politics and organization

Alignment (Israel) The Alignment () was the name of two political alliances in Israel, both of which ended their existence by merging, in January 1968 and October 1991, into the Israeli Labor Party. The first Alignment was a 1965 alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvod ...

, political party from 1965 to 1992 *

Strategic alignment Strategic alignment is a process that ensures an organization's structure, use of resources (and culture) support its strategy. "In its simplest form, organizational strategic alignment is lining up a business' strategy with its culture." Successfu ...

, lining up an organization's strategy with its culture

Entertainment

Alignment (role-playing games) In some role-playing games (RPGs), alignment is a categorization of the moral and ethical perspective of the player characters, non-player characters, monsters, and societies in the game. Not all role-playing games have such a system, and some ...

, the moral and ethical perspective of the characters, monsters, and societies ** Alignment (''Dungeons & Dragons'') * ''

The Alignment ''The Alignment'' is the first studio album by Christian alternative- rock band Samestate, released on February 28, 2012, by Sparrow Records. Critical reception Elise F. of Alpha Omega News wrote that "For a debut, however, ''The Alignment'' ...

'', a 2012 album by Samestate * ''Alignments'' (album), a 2020 album by Double Experience