Recoordinates

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To change the numerical values used to define an object's location within a spatial framework; to modify the coordinates that specify where something exists in a given system; to reassess the parameters determining the placement of an item in relation to others in a coordinate setup
2. To assign different numerical points to locate an object within a spatial reference system
3. To alter the spatial position values that identify the place of something within a grid

Etymology: "Recoordinates" is the third-person singular form of "recoordinate," a verb meaning to give something new position values within a grid. The base is "coordinate," from medieval Latin "coordinare," built from "com-" (together) and "ordinare" (to arrange), which comes from "ordo," meaning order or row. The prefix "re-" adds the sense of doing something again or anew. The verb is a modern technical formation, and its exact first use is uncertain.

Synonyms: reorganizes, realigns, readjusts