positionwith

Positionwith is a term encountered in various technical domains to describe a construct that pairs a position with an associated value, constraint, or descriptor. There is no single, universal definition; its exact meaning depends on the domain, library, or framework being used.

In programming, positionwith may refer to a constructor or helper function that produces a composite object from a position and a payload, for example positionWith(pos, payload). The resulting structure typically stores both the coordinates or index and the accompanying data, enabling functions to access location and content together. In functional contexts, the term can describe a mapping from a position key to a value within a map or association list.

In graphics, UI layout, or spatial data processing, positionwith might denote a utility that computes a coordinate and attaches a component or feature to that position, supporting rendering, hit-testing, or interaction handling.

In robotics, simulation, or path planning, a position-with model may extend a simple position with additional state attributes such as orientation, velocity, or timestamp, forming a richer state representation used in planning and control algorithms.

Because positionwith is not standardized, its exact semantics should be clarified in the relevant documentation. Users should examine the specific library or framework to determine whether the construct is a function, a data type, or a design pattern, and how equality, hashing, or serialization are handled.

See also: position, pair, tuple, mapping, state representation, coordinate.