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Or GPS,

abbreviation

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GPS

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abbreviation

Global Positioning System:
1. a global system of U.S. navigational satellites developed to provide precise positional and velocity data and global time synchronization for air, sea, and land travel.
2. an electronic system that uses these satellites to determine the position of a vehicle, person, etc..
  School buses will be equipped with GPS.
3. Also called GPS receiver.��a receiver that determines its position by analyzing the satellite signals it receives.
  With the GPS in a smartphone, a utilities maintenance crew can navigate to within a few feet of a water meter.

verb (used with object)

GPSed, GPS'd, GPSing.

to locate, track, or map by using a GPS system: The trail was scouted and GPSed by volunteers.
My dad asked me to GPS the nearest gas station.
The trail was scouted and GPSed by volunteers.
to equip with a GPS system.
My new Honda is GPSed.

verb (used without object)

GPSed, GPS'd, GPSing.

to use a GPS system to get to a place.
With two hours to kill in an unfamiliar area, I GPSed to a shopping center.

GPS

abbreviation

global positioning system
(in Australia) Great Public Schools; used of a group of mainly nonstate schools, and of sporting competitions between them

GPS

Abbreviation of Global Positioning System

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of GPS¹

First recorded in 1970–75

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Iran has already retaliated by launching from its arsenal of 150,000 ballistic missiles, like they had last year, but they are not very accurate because they do not have updated GPS technology.

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"It requires careful management from GPs and psychiatrists. In the NHS, the system simply can't keep up - that's probably one of the reasons why lithium use is falling in the UK, when it should be rising."

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Video and GPS evidence tied Hawk to the crime, Boston said.

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Many people may not perform routine calculations in their head anymore due to the invention of the calculator, and most people use a GPS instead of pulling out a physical map or going off physical markers to guide them to their destination.

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Swinney also said he would focus on improving public services - such as cutting waiting times for GPs - and mitigating the cost of living crisis before the 2026 Holyrood election.

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