GPS

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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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

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: general practitioner
alternatephrasing: GP
possessive: GPS'S
pluralpossessive: GPSES'

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