GPS Overview - The Sky's The Limit. GPS, or Global Positioning System, is a satellite-based navigation system developed by the U.S. Department of Defense to provide a consistent, accurate method of simplifying navigation. It was originally designed for the military, however, it provides both commercial and recreational users 24 hour, worldwide navigation coverage with a possible accuracy to 15 meters (49 feet).
proÂ·lifÂ·erÂ·ate. v. proÂ·lifÂ·erÂ·atÂ·ed, proÂ·lifÂ·erÂ·atÂ·ing, proÂ·lifÂ·erÂ·ates. v. intr. 1. To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring. 2. To increase or spread at a rapid rate: fears that nuclear weapons might proliferate. v. tr. To cause to grow or increase rapidly.
Medicine/Medical. the preventing of disease. the prevention of a specific disease, as by studying the biological behavior, transmission, etc., of its causative agent and applying a series of measures against it. 2. prophylactic treatment, as the cleaning of the teeth by a dentist or dental hygienist.