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GPS

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000492

A satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. It provides geolocation and time information to a receiver anywhere on or near Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites. The system consists of a constellation of 31 operational satellites orbiting Earth.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000492
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectTechnical
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000492",
  "term": "GPS",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. It provides geolocation and time information to a receiver anywhere on or near Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites. The system consists of a constellation of 31 operational satellites orbiting Earth.",
  "subject": "Technical",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/gps/"
}

Record 540 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.