geolocation

geolocation

See also: géolocation

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Pre-Greek der.
Proto-Hellenic *gayader.
Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
Ancient Greek γῆ (gê)
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)
Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der.
English geo-
English location
English geolocation

    From geo- + location.

    Noun

    geolocation (countable and uncountable, plural geolocations)

    1. The identification of geographic location, as of an electronic device or an animal being tracked.
    2. The latitude and longitude coordinates of a particular location. Term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC 19762-5:2008 (this standard has since been revised by ISO/IEC 19762:2016).

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