global positioning system
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Global Positioning System¹
proper noun
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A system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from a constellation of US military satellites.
Similar: GPS
global positioning system²
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From the proper noun Global Positioning System.
noun global positioning systems
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Any system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from satellites such as those of the US military, the Russian GLONASS system, or the proposed Galileo European alternative system.
Similar: GPS, global navigation satellite system
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name system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location
| Español | sistema de posicionamiento global |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | グローバル・ポジショニング・システム gurōbaru-pojishoningu-shisutemu, 全地球測位システム zenchikyū sokui shisutemu |
| 中文 | 全球定位系統 /全球定位系统 quánqiú dìngwèi xìtǒng |
| Português | sistema de posicionamento global |
| Français | Global Positioning System |
| Deutsch | Global Positioning System |
| Ελληνικά | Παγκόσμιο Σύστημα Θεσιθεσίας Pagkósmio Sýstima Thesithesías |
| Русский | GPS, Джи-Пи-эС Dži-Pi-eS, глоба́льная систе́ма позициони́рования globálʹnaja sistéma pozicionírovanija |
| العربية | نِظَام اَلتَّمَوْضُع اَلْعَالَمِيّ niẓām at-tamawḍuʕ al-ʕālamiyy, جِي بِي إِس jī bī ʔes |
noun system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites
| 日本語 | グローバル・ポジショニング・システム gurōbaru-pojishoningu-shisutemu, 全地球測位システム zenchikyū sokui shisutemu |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 全球定位系統 /全球定位系统 quánqiú dìngwèi xìtǒng |
| Français | système de positionnement par satellites |
| Deutsch | Globales Navigationssatellitensystem |
| Ελληνικά | Παγκόσμιο Σύστημα Θεσιθεσίας Pagkósmio Sýstima Thesithesías |
| Русский | GPS, Джи-Пи-эС Dži-Pi-eS, глоба́льная систе́ма позициони́рования globálʹnaja sistéma pozicionírovanija |
| العربية | نِظَام اَلتَّمَوْضُع اَلْعَالَمِيّ niẓām at-tamawḍuʕ al-ʕālamiyy, جِي بِي إِس jī bī ʔes |
Talk about this word "global positioning system." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/global%20positioning%20system. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. global positioning system. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/global%20positioning%20system "global positioning system." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/global%20positioning%20system.Cite this
@misc{global_positioning_system_2026,
title = {global positioning system},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/global%20positioning%20system},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
