NAVSTAR Global Positioning System

NAVSTAR Global Positioning System
/nav"stahr'/
a global system of U.S. navigational satellites developed to provide precise positional and velocity data and global time synchronization for air, sea, and land travel.
[nav(igation) s(ystem using) t(ime) a(nd) r(anging)]

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