Meaning & use
GPS
Global Positioning System, a satellite-based network that determines the precise location of a receiver on or near Earth.
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The delivery driver used GPS to find the address hidden deep in the winding neighborhood.
Hikers carried a handheld GPS device in case the trail markers became hard to spot.
A note on using this word
GPS is a proper technology name and is usually written in capital letters without periods.
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