ALL meanings of gps
gps
G g - abbreviation GPS Global Positioning System 1
- noun Definition of gps in Technology (communications) (GPS) A system for determining postion on the Earth's surface by comparing radio signals from several satellites. When completed the system will consist of 24 satellites equipped with radio transmitters and atomic clocks. Depending on your geographic location, the GPS receiver samples data from up to six satellites, it then calculates the time taken for each satellite signal to reach the GPS receiver, and from the difference in time of reception, determines your location. 1
- countable noun gps GPS is an abbreviation for global positioning system. 0
- abbreviation GPS (in Australia) Great Public Schools; used of a group of mainly nonstate schools, and of sporting competitions between them 0
- noun gps Global Positioning System: an electronic system using a network of satellites to indicate on a computerized receiver the position of a vehicle, ship, person, etc. 0
- abbreviation GPS gallons per second 0
- abbreviation GPS GPS is a satellite-based navigation system in which two or more signals, received from satellites, are used to determine the receiver's position on the globe. 0
- noun gps (cartography) Global Positioning System, global positioning system. 0
- noun gps A device using a global positioning system to navigate. 0
- verb gps (Transitive Verb) To locate (something) using a GPS system. 0