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positioning

positioning

12 4.5
Finding the exact location of a device using GPS or satellite signals
  • noun
  • /pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : posicionamiento
  • The engineers used global positioning system devices to calculate the distances they would have to wire.
  • global positioning
  • positioning system
  • GPS positioning

It lost GPS positioning, which when it does that, it just like starts moving really funny.

Examples

  • Computational devices started to have sensors, accelerometers, and miniature Global Positioning Systems built into them.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Three-quarters of all cell phones now come with global positioning.

    Chain Letter (2010)

  • You see, this cell phone has a global positioning system.

    Bad Company (2002)

  • - What about global positioning system?

    Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms (1998)

  • That is a portable global positioning system.

    Beau Jest (2008)

  • Coalition forces also made effective use of navigation data from global positioning satellites.

    Academic text (1991)

  • I'm doing a global positioning search to pinpoint your location.

    The Foxes of Harrow (1947)

  • A path-following experiment using a global positioning system was conducted with participants who were legally blind.

    Academic text (2007)

  • For example, while smartphones provide GPS positioning data, the cloud maps their position and generates driving directions.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Using a global positioning system, we can accurately track the location of delivery trucks.

Synonyms

fix
vspositioning
  • Specialized
35 6.5

An exact location of something for navigation

is the ongoing process to obtain location using GPS or other signals
geolocation
vspositioning
  • Specialized
2 3.9

A way to find the exact place of a phone or person using GPS

is the general process of finding geographic location using various signals
locating
vspositioning
1 2.7

Finding where something is, often using maps or GPS

is specifically about using GPS, satellites, or networks to determine geographic location
localization
vspositioning
  • US
1 6.1

To find the exact place where something is

focuses on the modern signal based process rather than only exact coordinates
radiolocation
vspositioning
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A system that uses radio waves to find distant objects by measuring echoes

uses satellite, GPS, or network signals rather than reflected radio waves

Compounds

Global Positioning System
  • Specialized
4 3.4

A system that uses satellites to find the exact position of a device on Earth

How Accurate

triangulation
  • Specialized
7 7.3
positioning
  • Specialized
12 4.5
locating
1 2.7

Surface Forms

positioning singular
positionings plural

Morphology

positioning = position (transparent) = position + ing

The technical sense of determining location is a specialization of the verb 'position' with a straightforward -ing nominalization; the morphology is transparent though the usage is technical.

Etymology

Positioning also comes from the old Latin verb ponere 'to put', and a helpful image is a map where you 'put' a dot to mark a place. So in GPS and mapping, positioning means finding or showing the exact 'location' of a device.