placement

Where something goes

Placement is the act of putting something in a particular position or the position itself: The placement of furniture affects how a room feels.

In education, placement refers to assigning students to appropriate levels or programs: She tested into advanced placement.

Product placement is the paid appearance of branded items in films or television.

A placement can also be a job or internship arranged through an institution: He secured a placement at a law firm.

location

site

Designated location

venue · setting · area · zone · coordinates · situation · station · point · destination · geography

arrangement

layout

Spatial arrangement of elements

spacing · distribution · organization · composition · order · setup · juxtaposition · sequence · orientation · grouping

fitting

positioning

Arranging in specific locations

insertion · securing · anchoring · adjustment · calibration · orientation · seating · socketing · snug · precision

education

school

Place of instruction

tracking · streaming · mainstreaming · gifted · remedial · ranking · grade · advanced · honors · kindergarten

employment

job

Paid position of employment

hire · recruitment · vacancy · posting · assignment · appointment · trainee · residency · secondment · rotation

competition

seeding

Planting or ranking

bracket · finish · podium · medal · leaderboard · position · seed · draw · heat · semifinal

product

advertising

Paid promotional communication

promotion · brand · visibility · insertion · infomercial · advertorial · media · airtime · impression · banner

Categories
Opposites
positioning action

placementremoval

Act of taking away

displacement · extraction · dislodgement · withdrawal · retrieval

order vs. disorder

placementdisorganization

Absence of systematic arrangement

chaos · disorder · disarray · randomness · scattering

employment/assignment status

placementtermination

Act of ending something

dismissal · unemployment · firing · layoff · discharge

Phrases
Family

replacement, displacement, replacements, placements, misplacement, displacements, misplacements, placement tests, placement test

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