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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
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 alignment, partitions starting on track boundaries on hard disk drives
Although the compiler (or interpreter) normally allocates individual data items on aligned boundaries, data structures often have members with different alignment requirements. To maintain proper alignment the translator normally inserts additional unnamed data members so that each member is properly aligned.
In typesetting and page layout, alignment or range is the setting of text flow or image placement relative to a page, column (measure), table cell, or tab (and often to an image above it or under it). The type alignment setting is sometimes referred to as text alignment, text justification, or type justification.
The standard anatomical position, or standard anatomical model, is the scientifically agreed upon reference position for anatomical location terms.Standard anatomical positions are used to standardise the position of appendages of animals with respect to the main body of the organism.
In this context, proper posture or "neutral spine", is the proper alignment of the body between postural extremes. Deviations from neutral alignment are identified as excessive curvature or reduction in curvature. Rarely do these deviations in curvature occur in only one plane; however, they are typically referred to in this manner. [8]
Reduction is a surgical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment. Description. When a bone fractures, ...
A chiropractic adjustment intends to affect or correct a vertebral joint's alignment, motion, and/or function. Specifically, adjustments are intended to correct "vertebral subluxations", a non-scientific term given to the signs and symptoms that are said by chiropractors to result from abnormal alignment of vertebrae. [3]