geolocation

English

noun
Definitions
  • The identification of geographic location, as of an electronic device or an animal being tracked.
  • 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).

Etymology

Prefix from English location.

Origin

English

location

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