a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver
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gps::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | global positioning system |
| Type of | navigational system |
Examples of gps
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Malerba said during hikes she runs into more and more people who use only a GPS.
From the timesunion.com
This is genuinely cool and wonderful and about as useful as GPS gets these days.
From the time.com
He told the officer his GPS had broken and he was unable to get directions home.
From the sacbee.com
The new GPS-based system is more precise and lets planes fly more direct routes.
From the chron.com
A final check verifies that the GPS transmitter is functioning, then he lets go.
From the newscientist.com
That wouldn't cause GPS to shut down, but its accuracy would drop unpredictably.
From the newscientist.com
Note that this unit does not have GPS built-in and add-ons are fairly expensive.
From the techcrunch.com
The Pharos Drive GPS 140 has a strong receiver and provides accurate directions.
From the abcnews.go.com
As an added bonus, that video can be geo-stamped via the phone's GPS capability.
From the techcrunch.com
- Global Positioning System: a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver
- (gp) general practitioner: a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses
- The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based global navigation satellite system that provides reliable location and time information in all weather and at all times and anywhere on or near the Earth when and where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites. ...
- GPS is a progressive rock group formed in 2006 by John Payne (vocals, bass, guitar), Guthrie Govan (guitars) and Jay Schellen (drums, percussion). ...
- Fareed Zakaria GPS is a weekly public affairs show hosted by journalist and author Fareed Zakaria that airs Sunday 10am Eastern Time and 1pm Eastern Time on CNN. The show also airs Sundays at 1200 and 1900 GMT on CNN International. ...
- Assisted GPS, generally abbreviated as A-GPS, is a system which can improve the startup performance of a GPS satellite-based positioning system. It is used extensively with GPS-capable cellular phones as its development was accelerated by the U.S. ...
- .gp is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Guadeloupe and is still in use for Saint-Barthu00E9lemy and Saint-Martin, two former parts of Guadeloupe. .gp domains can be registered at nic.gp. Pricing differs for Guadeloupians and other Internet users. For a Guadeloupe individual the pricing is u20AC30 for one year. Otherwise, u20AC60 for the first year for international customers.
- (GP (album)) GP is American singer-songwriter Gram Parsons' debut solo album. It was originally released in a gatefold sleeve in 1973. GP received critical acclaim upon release, but failed to reach the Billboard charts.
- Global Positioning System
