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Align vs Lineup - What's the difference?

align | lineup |

As a verb align

is to form in line; to fall into line.

As a noun lineup is

a physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime.

align

English

(wikipedia align)

Alternative forms

* aline

Verb

(en verb)
  • To form in line; to fall into line.
  • To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
  • (computing) To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e. by beginning each item at an offset equal to some multiple of the word size.
  • To adhere oneself with a group or a way of thinking.
  • Derived terms

    * alignment

    lineup

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) a physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime
  • (Canada) A line of people or vehicles, in which the individual at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and in which newcomers join at the end.
  • (sports) Collectively, the members of a team.
  • The manager fielded his strongest lineup for the game against United.
  • (baseball) The batting order.
  • Synonyms

    * (line of people or vehicles) (American) line, (British) queue * (row of people for identifying a suspect) (British) identity parade

    Anagrams

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