Global Positioning System

global positioning system English Proper noun Global Positioning System en cartography A system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from a constellation of US military satellites. en GPS initialism Usage notes This entry is of a proper noun, which refers to a specific (the first one) global positioning system, now only one of many. Translations system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location Arabic: ar نِظَام اَلتَّمَوْضُع اَلْعَالَمِيّ m, ar جِي بِي إِس m jī bī ʔes Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 全球定位系統 quánqiú dìngwèi xìtǒng Finnish: fi Global Positioning System French: fr Global Positioning System m Galician: gl sistema de posicionamento global m German: de Global Positioning System n Greek: el Παγκόσμιο Σύστημα Θεσιθεσίας n Indonesian: id sistem pemosisi global Japanese: ja グローバル・ポジショニング・システム gurōbaru-pojishoningu-shisutemu, ja 全地球測位システム zenchikyū sokui shisutemu Malay: ms sistem kedudukan sejagat, ms sistem penentududukan sejagat Māori: mi pūnaha kimi taunga Portuguese: pt sistema de posicionamento global m Russian: ru GPS f Latn, ru Джи-Пи-эС f, ru глоба́льная систе́ма позициони́рования f Spanish: es sistema de posicionamiento global m Further reading en Space flight Navigation