GPS

proper noun

1. 1

   Variant of Global Positioning SystemInitialism 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.

   While it is easy to dismiss GPS art as nothing more than the misuse of a system meant to provide information, the spatial intelligence required to create these works is something to admire (Farman, 2014).

   A TIGER, a bear and a T-Rex dinosaur are among the GPS art created by a runner.

noun

1. 1

   Variant of global positioning systemInitialism of global positioning system (“a 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.

2. 2

   Variant of GPS receiverEllipsis of GPS receiver.

3. 3

   Variant of Goodpasture syndromeInitialism of Goodpasture syndrome.

verb

1. 1

   To locate something using a GPS system.

Forms

plural

GPSes

past tense

GPSed

past participle

GPSed

present participle

GPSing

third person singular

GPSes