GPS

The word “GPS” means a satellite-based system used to determine a precise location on Earth (short for Global Positioning System).

“GPS” is pronounced jee-PEE-ehs (/d͡ʒiˈpi.es/ in IPA).

Here is “GPS” used in a sentence: “We used the GPS to find our way to the trailhead.”

Depending on how it is used, “GPS” can be a noun and a verb.

“GPS” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“GPS” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a satellite-based system used to determine a precise location on Earth (short for Global Positioning System).

GPS is the satellite-based system used to determine a precise location on Earth, while a sat nav is the device or app that uses GPS data to plan and follow routes. British English favours "sat nav" for the in-car device, whereas American English usually calls the same device "a GPS."

Yes. In informal English, GPS works as a verb meaning to find or track the location of something using GPS, as in "we GPSed the route before setting off." In formal writing, "track" or "locate" is usually preferred.

Use "GPS" without an article when you mean the positioning system itself: "the phone uses GPS." Use "a GPS" when you mean a physical receiver or device, as in "we bought a GPS for the car."

Yes. GPS is written in capitals because it is an initialism of Global Positioning System, with each letter pronounced separately. Lowercase "gps" appears only in casual writing such as text messages.