collocation vs positioning

collocation and positioning both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
collocation	Yes	No	No	No
positioning	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, positioning is a hypernym of collocation; that is, positioning is a word with a broader meaning than collocation:

Other hypernyms of collocation include emplacement, locating, location, placement, position.

collocation (noun)	positioning (noun)
the act of positioning close together (or side by side)	the act of putting something in a certain place
a grouping of words in a sentence

collocation (adjective)	positioning (adjective)
	causing to fall into line or into position