English Explanatory Dictionary

Global Positioning System

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from a constellation of US military satellites.
noun
  1. Any system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from satellites such as those of the US military, the Russian GLONASS system, or the proposed Galileo European alternative system.

Word forms

Global Positioning System global positioning systems

Etymology

From the proper noun Global Positioning System.

Synonyms

GPS global navigation satellite system
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