Global Positioning System

noun

: gps

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While taking a road trip, looking for that hot new restaurant or looking for your new office building, what tool has come in handy more than a Global Positioning System (GPS)? — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2023 This is a possible replacement for GPS, or the Global Positioning System, which recent events have shown is dangerously hackable and jammable. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Under the Air Force contract, Broadcom’s staff developed an anti-jam filter chip for a Global Positioning System satellite receiver. — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2025 The data is fairly precise, measured to within 3 meters every 2 minutes based on the Global Positioning System, Bluetooth beacons, cell phone towers and local wifi networks. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for Global Positioning System

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First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Global Positioning System was in 1973

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“Global Positioning System.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Global%20Positioning%20System. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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