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plan position indicator
noun
- a radarscope on which an object reflecting radar waves shows its bearing and distance from the radar detector by causing a spot of light to appear on a screen that represents a map of the area around the detector. : PPI
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Origin of plan position indicator1
First recorded in 1940–45
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