So I point to a different place (8)
I believe the answer is:
position
'place' is the definition.
(positioning is a kind of placing)
'so i point to a different' is the wordplay.
'to a different' indicates anagramming the letters.
'so'+'i'+'point'='soipoint'
'soipoint' anagrammed gives 'POSITION'.
(Other definitions for position that I've seen before include "Place where something is" , "case" , "status" , "Put" , "Spot" .)