+LDB415 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Haven't seen anything that tells what the r in GPSr stands for. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 "r" stands for "receiver". Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 GPS stands for Global Positioning Satellite. The "r" is sometimes added in written enteries to indicate you are reffering to your receiver and not the satellites. However, in casual conversation out loud, nobody refers to thier dedicated handheld as a "GPSr". They just say "my GPS". Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Actually, GPS stands for Global Positioning System. And as others have pointed out, GPSr stands for GPS receiver. I suppose we could also refer to GPS satellites as GPSs, but we don't. Quote Link to comment
+LDB415 Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Thanks. I had the GPS part fine but wasn't sure what the r was and never thought about receiver. Quote Link to comment
+jeffbouldin Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 However, in casual conversation out loud, nobody refers to thier dedicated handheld as a "GPSr". They just say "my GPS". I do. Quote Link to comment
+dfx Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 However, in casual conversation out loud, nobody refers to thier dedicated handheld as a "GPSr". They just say "my GPS". Unless you're from Germany, in which case you would start a forum flame war every time somebody refers to their device as a "GPS". Quote Link to comment
Cape Cod Cacher Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Redundant. Not necessary. Quote Link to comment
+CachinStrattons Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 OWSOP Other Worldly Screen Of Power Quote Link to comment
+E = Mc2 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 However, in casual conversation out loud, nobody refers to thier dedicated handheld as a "GPSr". They just say "my GPS". I do. Ditto. I say gyp-ser Reminds me: A local cacher used to make his own signature 'cards' out of 1/8 inch thick pieces of wood. Each had a witticism on the back with "Another Geocaching Moment From" on the front. Andy savored First-To-Find as he jumped into the carSped 40 miles to the site- Whoops... NO GPSR! Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 .... However, in casual conversation out loud, nobody very few refers to thier dedicated handheld as a "GPSr". They just say "my GPS". -- ok ok - fixed it! Quote Link to comment
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