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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiyolokeshan
"मैप्स ऐप आपके जियोलोकेशन का उपयोग करता है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process or technique of identifying the real-world geographic location of an object, such as a radar source, mobile phone, or computer terminal.
"The application uses geolocation to display nearby restaurants and cafes." - 2
The specific geographic coordinates determined by such a process.
"The emergency services pinpointed the caller's geolocation within seconds."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a neoclassical compound formed from the Greek 'gē' meaning 'earth' combined with the English noun 'location', which stems from the Latin 'locatio' meaning 'a placing'. Emerging in the late 20th century with the advent of digital mapping and satellite navigation systems, the word quickly became a standard technical term in telecommunications and computer science.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Geolocation" is said worldwide
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géolocalisation
Transliteration: ʒe.ɔ.lɔ.ka.li.za.sjɔ̃
"L'application utilise la géolocalisation pour vous guider."
Geolokalisierung
Transliteration: ɡe̯oloˌkaːliˈziːʁʊŋ
"Die Geolokalisierung hilft dabei, den verlorenen Standort zu finden."
geolocalizzazione
Transliteration: dʒe.o.lo.kal.idˈdza.tjo.ne
"Il servizio richiede l'attivazione della geolocalizzazione."
geolocalización
Transliteration: xe.o.lo.ka.li.θaˈθjon
"La geolocalización permite compartir tu posición exacta."
geolocalização
Transliteration: ʒe.u.lo.ka.li.zaˈsɐ̃w
"Ative a geolocalização para encontrar rotas mais rápidas."
जियोलोकेशन
Transliteration: jiyolokeshan
"मैप्स ऐप आपके जियोलोकेशन का उपयोग करता है।"
地理定位
Transliteration: dìlǐ dìngwèi
"这个软件需要开启地理定位功能。"
위치 정보
Transliteration: wichi jeongbo
"이 앱은 사용자에게 위치 정보 서비스를 제공합니다."
位置情報
Transliteration: ichijōhō
"アプリの設定で位置情報を有効にしてください。"
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