locating vs positioning

locating and positioning both are nouns.

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

As nouns, locating and positioning are synonyms defined as:

locating and positioning: the act of putting something in a certain place

Other synonyms of locating include emplacement, location, placement, position.

locating (noun)	positioning (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place	the act of putting something in a certain place
a determination of the place where something is

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