Definitions
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- noun Any mechanical device used to
position something
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write head to the proper data track
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Examples
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On Webb - He and Ford are refreshing Democrats, with Webb far more authentic in being a true national security Democrat like Scoop Jackson and Sam Nunn than Ford, who is more a "positioner" trying to appeal to a more conservative audience than he would face in Blue States.
"The most miserable, neurotic and obsessive collection of individuals he had ever met." Ann Althouse 2006
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Many sleep-positioner manufacturers claim the products help keep babies on their backs and reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
FDA Issues Warning on Infant Sleep Aids Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2010
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Infant sleep positioner manufacturers who are making medical claims without FDA clearance must stop marketing those products immediately.
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Infant sleep positioner manufacturers who are making medical claims without FDA clearance must stop marketing those products immediately.
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The Maxwells are also suing the maker of the sleep positioner.
Crib bumpers present risk and little likely benefit, safety advocates say 2011
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The government has also received dozens of reports of babies who were put to sleep on their back or side and were later found in a potentially dangerous position in or near the sleep positioner.
FDA Issues Warning on Infant Sleep Aids Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2010
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission One style of sleep positioner has an inclined mat with side bolsters.
FDA Issues Warning on Infant Sleep Aids Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2010
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"I well understand why parents choose to use positioner devices," Dr. Moon said.
FDA Issues Warning on Infant Sleep Aids Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2010
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But the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Food and Drug Administration said they've received 12 reports of deaths over the past 13 years involving babies who have suffocated in a sleep positioner or became trapped and suffocated between a sleep positioner and the side of a crib or bassinet.
FDA Issues Warning on Infant Sleep Aids Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2010
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Before he wound up against the bumper, Maxwell's son, Preston, had rolled off a "sleep positioner."
Crib bumpers present risk and little likely benefit, safety advocates say 2011
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