location vs locating

location and locating both are nouns.

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

As nouns, location and locating are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of location include fix, localisation, localization.

As nouns, location and locating are synonyms defined as:

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

location (noun)	locating (noun)
a point or extent in space; a point or extent in space	the act of putting something in a certain place
a determination of the place where something is	a determination of the place where something is
the act of putting something in a certain place
a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made