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  gps

  abbreviation

  gallons per second.
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  GPS

  abbreviation

  Global Positioning System:

gps

¹ American  

Or GPS,

abbreviation

1. gallons per second.

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GPS ² American  

[jee-pee-es] / ˈdʒiˈpiˈɛs /

abbreviation

1. 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.

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verb (used with object)

GPSed, GPS'd, GPSing

1. 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.

2. to equip with a GPS system.

   My new Honda is GPSed.

verb (used without object)

GPSed, GPS'd, GPSing

1. 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 British  

abbreviation

1. global positioning system

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

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GPS Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of Global Positioning System

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Etymology

Origin of GPS

First recorded in 1970–75

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

gps GPS

The researchers put the battery to the test in a pulse oximeter sensor and a gps sensor, illustrating its versatility for wearable devices.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024

And my left side is asking for directions from a broken gps.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2018

And it’s been shown that our smart phones can track us even when gps is turned off.

From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2018

Point out historical sites based on gps data?

From Forbes ● Jan. 9, 2012

With the help of location-sensing technology like embedded gps chips in cell phones, you won't even have to explain where you are.

From Time Magazine Archive

Modern tractors and combine harvesters are so high in technology such as GPS steering that it's no longer such a leap to consider autonomous harvesting.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

He posted $2-million bail after a few days in custody and was released with GPS monitoring, enabling him to resume a semi-normal life with his family as criminal proceedings dragged on for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

California sees significant theft, in part, because of its restrictive privacy laws on GPS tracking of rental vehicles, according to Sharky Laguana, owner of Bandago Van Rentals based in San Francisco.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Researchers combine the laser measurements with GPS tracking and orbital information from several satellites in low Earth orbit, giving them a wider range of objects to follow.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

I thought if I could sneak my phone aboard, I could snap some grainy photos, record some video, maybe grab GPS coordinates to prove I wasn’t lying.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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