A job that is designed to train or develop employees in preparation for further career advancement. example: management trainee

(cricket, baseball) Any of many named parts of the field of play at which fielders traditionally stand

(computer science) Random-access time: the time required to move the hard disk arm to the desired cylinder (seek time) and for the desired sector to rotate under the disk head (rotational latency).

plural of bubble position

(motor racing) The position given at the start of a race, ranked from most favorable to least favorable, awarded according to the times achieved during qualification.

(motor racing) The top qualifying position for a race, on the inside of the front row at the starting line. / (by extension) First place.

(motor racing) The bottom qualifying position in a race, on the outside of the last row at the starting line.

(optics) A doubly refracting crystal in which the index of refraction for the extraordinary ray is greater than for the ordinary ray, and the former is refracted nearer to the axis than the latter, such as quartz and ice; as opposed to negative crystal: one in which this characteristic is reversed, such as Iceland spar or tourmaline.

(grammar) That state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison or relation to increase or diminution; as in wise, noble.

Often used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to assume a given position.