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GPS
abbr.
Global Positioning System

gps
abbr.
gallons per second

GPS
abbreviation for
1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) global positioning system
2. (Social Science / Education) (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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Noun1.GPS - 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 receiverGPS - 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
navigational system - a system that provides information useful in determining the position and course of a ship or aircraft
Translations
GPS [ˌdʒiːpiːˈɛs] n abbr (=global positioning system) → GPS m

GPS abbr of Global Positioning SystemGPS nt

GPS نظام تحديد المواقع العالمي GPS GPS GPS σύστημα GPS GPS GPS GPS GPS navigatore satellitare グローバルポジショニングシステム 위성항법장치 GPS GPS GPS GPS глобальная система навигации и определения положения GPS ระบบการค้นหาทางโดยใช้ดาวเทียม GPS sistemi hệ thống chỉ đường bằng vệ tinh 全球定位系统


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