GPS stands for Global Positioning System. But apparently it also stands for a lot of other things. So, courtesy of Wikipedia, here are a few of the other GPS's you might run across.
There's an Englsih Progressive Rock band GPS, which is derived from the last names of the three principal musicians: Govan, Payne, and Schellen.
A GPS could be a Gunner's Primary Sight on an M1 Tank
GPS also stands for GNAT Programming Studio, a programming development environment (IDE). Wait, GPS is a GNAT IDE? OMG!
Then there's Generalized Processor Sharing, a theoretical communications discipline that isn't actually possible. And speaking of not-quite-useful applications, there's the General Problem Solver GPS, a computer program designed to systematically solve puzzles like the Towers of Hanoi or find chess solutions. It turned out to be incapable to handling real world problems, but it eventually paved the way for future programs.
"gps" is a linux command, and GPs is often used to abbreviate "Gold Pieces" used as currency in some older video games.
Then there are a handful of schools that go by GPS. GPS Schools is an association of private boys' schools in New South Wales. Australia also has the Great Public Schools Association of Queensland Inc. There's the Greenvale Primary School, Arizona's Gilbert Public Schools, Chattanooga's Girls Preparatory School, and for you John Cusack fans out there: Michigan's Grosse Pointe South High School.
And lastly, GPS is the abbreviation for Fareed Zakaria's Global Public Square show on CNN.
Have a good weekend.
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