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RelativeLayout is a layout manager used in Android development to arrange UI elements relative to each other or to the parent layout. It allows developers to define the position of a child view by specifying its relationship to other views. This provides a flexible way to create complex UIs without relying on absolute positioning, which can be problematic across different screen sizes.

Key features of RelativeLayout include the ability to align children to the start, end, top, or bottom of the parent. Views can also be positioned relative to other views, such as placing a view "below" another, "to the right of" another, or "aligning the baseline" of two views. This enables intricate arrangements where the position of one element is dependent on the position of others.

Common attributes used within a RelativeLayout include `layout_alignParentTop`, `layout_alignParentBottom`, `layout_alignParentLeft`, `layout_alignParentRight` for anchoring to the parent's edges. For relationships between child views, attributes like `layout_below`, `layout_above`, `layout_toLeftOf`, and `layout_toRightOf` are frequently used. `layout_centerInParent`, `layout_centerHorizontal`, and `layout_centerVertical` provide convenient centering options.

While powerful, RelativeLayout can sometimes lead to performance issues if the layout hierarchy becomes too deep or complex, due to the measurement passes required to resolve all the relative positioning rules. In such cases, developers might consider alternative layout managers like ConstraintLayout, which is generally more performant and offers a richer set of constraints for building sophisticated UIs.

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