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orientation

orientation

48 3.2
A session that introduces someone to a new place or group
  • noun
  • /ˌɔːrɪənˈteɪʃən/
translation icon : sesión de orientación
  • Okay, everyone, I'm Fay, and I'll be giving you your orientation tour on this perfect day!
  • an orientation session
  • student orientation
  • new student orientation

So I withdrew from law school my the day of my orientation.

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Examples

  • At the orientation, the facilitators helped new students understand how to navigate campus life.

  • If I'd spoken at your orientation, fewer of you might be here today.

  • Welcome to orientation for the word Sound Academy.

  • You can miss orientation week, no problem.

  • The results of this study show that general orientation is necessary at the beginning of college life.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Please report to New Agent Orientation.

  • Please save any questions you may have until the end of this orientation.

  • They're having an orientation next week.

  • Yet graduate students also need a thorough orientation to their postgraduate environment and what the library has to offer.

    Academic text (2015)
  • You'll have a brief orientation later on this morning.

Synonyms

onboarding
vsorientation
  • Jargon
1 3.7

A process that helps new employees or users learn how to work in a company

is a single session that gives basic initial introduction rather than full integration
orientation course
vsorientation
3.7

A short class that introduces new people to a place or group

is a longer process covering ongoing integration beyond the initial session

Compounds

A person's beliefs and feelings about faith and how they show it

A person or group's beliefs about government and public issues and the side they support

A short class that introduces new people to a place or group

A short program that helps new students get used to campus before term starts

A person's or group's beliefs about right and wrong that guide their choices

How Comprehensive

onboarding
  • Jargon
1 3.7
orientation
48 3.2
introduction
77 1.6
briefing
368 3.7

Surface Forms

orientation singular
orientations plural

Morphology

orientation = orient (transparent) = orient + ation

The sense 'orientation' as an introductory session is a clear instance of the process/action of 'orienting' someone to a new situation, formed via '-ation'.

Etymology

Orientation comes from the root orient, meaning 'to face' or 'find direction' from the idea of facing the sunrise. So an orientation meeting helps you find your place and direction in a new school, camp, or job.