alignment

noun9

1. •
   An arrangement of items in a line.
2. •
   The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
3. •
   The conjunction of two celestial objects.
4. •
   The goals and values of an artificial intelligence, considered relative to human ethical standards.

   • It turns out that there’s little overlap between the communities concerned primarily with such short-term risks and those who worry more about longer-term alignment risks. — 2022
5. •
   An alliance of factions.
6. •
   One of a set number of moral positions or philosophies a character can take.
7. •
   A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
8. •
   The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
9. •
   A ground plan of a canal or road.