1. locating(n = noun.act) emplacement, location, placement, position, positioning - the act of putting something in a certain place; Array
is a kind of activity
has particulars: stratification, apposition, collocation, juxtaposition, interposition, intervention, orientation, planting, implantation, repositioning, set, superposition, fingering, superposition
2. locating(n = noun.act) fix, localisation, localization, location - a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target"
is a kind of determination, finding
has particulars: echo sounding, echolocation
1. the act of putting something in a certain place or location. [WordNet 1.5]
2. a determination of the location of something. [WordNet 1.5]