Orientation

Orientation may refer to:

Map orientation, the relationship between directions on a map and compass directions
Orientation (mental), a function of the mind
Orientation (film), a 1996 short film produced by the Church of Scientology
Orientation of churches, the architectural feature of facing ("orienting"), churches towards the east (Latin: oriens)
Orientation (housing), the position of a building with respect to the sun, a concept in building design
Student orientation, the first week of a university year in several countries
Coin orientation and medallic orientation, a description of the orientation of opposite faces of a coin with respect to one another
Sexual orientation, the direction of an individual's sexuality with respect to the sex of the persons the individual finds sexually attractive
Romantic orientation, the sex or gender with which a person is most likely to have a romantic relationship or fall in love
Orientation (EP), a 2001 album by Sonata Arctica
Page orientation, the way in which a rectangular page is oriented for normal viewing
Toilet paper orientation, social preferences in the way in which a toilet roll is oriented
In Animal navigation, turning the body to a desired heading, e.g. in the correct direction of migration
Orientation (sign language), the orientation of the hands when signing
Orienteering, a group of sports that requires navigational skills to navigate from point to point

Television

"Orientation" (Lost), a 2005 episode of American television series Lost
Orientación, an episode of the American television series Prison Break
"Orientation" (Heroes), a 2009 episode of American television series Heroes
Orientation (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), an episode of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Orientation (computer vision), an image processing concept related to one-dimensional characterization of a local image
Orientation (geometry), placement of an object in a rotational coordinate system with respect to a fixed point and a reference position
Orientation (graph theory), an assignment of a direction to each edge of an undirected graph
Orientation (vector space), a concept in linear algebra
Curve orientation, a property of a planar simple closed curve
Orientability, a property of surfaces in Euclidean space measuring whether or not it is possible to make a consistent choice of surface normal vector at every point. More generally, a concept in differentiable manifolds, meaning that there is a consistent choice of orientation.
Orientation character, group homomorphism in surgery theory