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Orientation

1. The spatial positioning or the directional facing of an object or image with respect to a frame of reference, such as a coordinate system or a reference direction. Note: If the front of an object is facing north, that position would be an orientation for that object. 2. In synchronous transmission systems, such as synchronous optical networks (sonets), a systematic phase difference between the rotation of the receiving distributor and the rotation of the transmitting