NAVSTAR Global Positioning System
- NAVSTAR Global Positioning System
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/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.
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nav(igation) s(ystem using) t(ime) a(nd) r(anging)]
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