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GPS

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)

Collins COBUILD 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

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.”