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Calibration vs Alignment - What's the difference?

calibration | alignment |

As nouns the difference between calibration and alignment

is that calibration is the act of calibrating something while alignment is an arrangement of items in a line.

calibration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of calibrating something.

    • Related terms

    * calibre

    External links

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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