The noun orientation has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) orientation -- (the act of orienting)
2. (1) orientation -- (an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs)
3. orientation -- (position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions)
4. predilection, preference, orientation -- (a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation")
5. orientation -- (a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships)
6. orientation course, orientation -- (a course introducing a new situation or environment)