noun
location
The act of finding where something is.
The rapid location of the missing boat helps the rescue team.
Etymology
Location originally concerns placing or position. In this sense, the focus shifts to determining that position, making it the act of finding where something is.
More examples
- The device aids the location of buried pipes.
- She described the location of the signal as a difficult task.
- The search led to the location of the lost archive.
Forms
location