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GPS [noun]

abbreviation for global positioning system: a system that can show the exact position of a person or thing by using signals from satellites (= objects in space that send signals to Earth)

US /ˌdʒiː.piːˈes/ 
UK /ˌdʒiː.piːˈes/ 
Example: 

The unit uses GPS to determine the delivery truck's position.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

GPS

GPS /ˌdʒiː piː ˈes/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
(Global Positioning System) a system that uses radio signals from ↑satellites to show your exact position on the Earth on a special piece of equipment

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

GPS

GPS 7 [GPS]   [ˌdʒiː piː ˈes]    [ˌdʒiː piː ˈes]  abbreviation
global positioning system (a system by which signals are sent from satellites to a special device, used to show the position of a person or thing on the surface of the earth very accurately)
The drivers all have GPS in the van.
• She switched on the GPS system before she left the airport.

compare  satnav

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

GPS / ˌdʒiː.piːˈes / noun [ U ]

abbreviation for global positioning system: a system that can show the exact position of a person or thing by using signals from satellites (= objects in space that send signals to Earth)

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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

GPS

[ʤi͟ː piː e̱s]
 GPSs
 N-COUNT
 GPS is an abbreviation for global positioning system.
  GPS operates best near the equator.
  ...a GPS receiver.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

GPS
 

GPS /ˌʤiːˌpiːˈɛs/ noun [noncount] : a radio system that uses signals from satellites to tell you where you are and to give you directions to other places
• The car comes with GPS.
GPS is an abbreviation of “Global Positioning System.”