Meaning of GPS | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of Global Positioning System (“a U.S. military-based satellite navigation system”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. Initialism of global positioning system (“satellite navigation system”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
3. Ellipsis of GPS receiver.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
4. Initialism of Goodpasture syndrome.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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Examples

“Since then he has been an Consultant Engineer within INMOS, specialising in GPS and satcomms applications of the transputer.”

“While it is easy to dismiss GPS art as nothing more than the misuse of a system meant to provide information, the spatial intelligence required to create these works is something to admire (Farman, 2014).”

“A TIGER, a bear and a T-Rex dinosaur are among the GPS art created by a runner.”

“"But the Civil Aviation Authority is very worried about 'flyaway' - if someone has bought a GPS jammer on eBay because they don't want drones near their house, it can cause drones to get completely lost and shoot off in a random direction until they run out of battery.”

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