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GPS¹
- /d͡ʒiˈpi.es/ US
proper noun
- Initialism of Global Positioning System (“a U.S. military-based satellite navigation system”). Since then he has been an Consultant Engineer within INMOS, specialising in GPS and satcomms applications of the transputer.
noun GPSes
- Initialism of global positioning system (“any satellite navigation system”). "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.
- Ellipsis of GPS receiver
- Any satellite navigation receiver.
- Initialism of Goodpasture syndrome
- Initialism of geometric product specifications The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has adopted a broader definition of GPS that includes specifications as well as verification (using measurements) of allowable geometric variations in a product.
verb GPSes · GPSing · GPSed
- To locate something using a GPS system.
GPs²
noun
- plural of GP
gps³
noun
- plural of gp
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: general practitioner, rtk, spg, gsp, aps, positioning, gp, sgp, spl, drs, generalists, gpp, mds, spls, satnav, navigator
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Talk about this word "gps." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gps. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gps. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gps "gps." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gps.Cite this
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title = {gps},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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