aligning

Verb

align (third-person singular simple present aligns, present participle aligning, simple past and past participle aligned)

1. (intransitive) To form a line; to fall into line.
   • The pedestrians aligned in such a way that from above they made a pyramidal pattern.
2. (transitive) To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
3. (transitive) To organize in a consistent, defined way, perhaps in an abstract sense.
4. (intransitive, reflexive) To identify (oneself) with, match, or support the behaviour, thoughts, etc. of another person, organization, or country.

   Synonyms:

   ally, support, side with

5. (transitive) 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.
6. (transitive) To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA, or protein sequences which have regions of similarity.

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