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Topic: position
Definition:

  • the particular portion of space occupied by something
  • "he put the lamp back in its place" a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
  • "consider what follows from the positivist view" the arrangement of the body and its limbs
  • "he assumed an attitude of surrender" the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
  • "he had the status of a minor"
  • "the novel attained the status of a classic"
  • "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" a job in an organization
  • "he occupied a post in the treasury" the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
  • "the position of the hands on the clock"
  • "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" the appropriate or customary location
  • "the cars were in position" (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
  • "what position does he play?" the act of putting something in a certain place a condition or position in which you find yourself
  • "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"
  • "found herself in a very fortunate situation" a rationalized mental attitude an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
  • "there are two sides to every question" an item on a list or in a sequence
  • "in the second place"
  • "moved from third to fifth position" the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
  • "can you go in my stead?"
  • "took his place"
  • "in lieu of" the act of positing
  • an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation put into a certain place or abstract location
  • "Put your things here"
  • "Set the tray down"
  • "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"
  • "Place emphasis on a certain point"

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    • Resources:

    Academic Position Network
    Daily updates of openings for fauclty, administrative, and professional staff at institutions of higher education around the world.
    http://www.apnjobs.com/

    Position Is Everything
    Explains CSS bugs in modern browsers, provides demo examples of CSS behaviors, and shows how to 'make it work' without using tables for layout purposes.
    http://www.positioniseverything.net/

    The Open Source Page
    The Open Source Initiative is dedicated to managing and promoting the Open Source trademark for the good of the community. The phrase `open source' has been registered as a certification mark. You can examine the Open Source Definition, which defines some essential properties that Open Source licenses will have. You can read about software that qualifies and our branding program.
    http://www.opensource.org/