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geofence.

A virtual perimeter around a geographic area, typically enforced by monitoring the positions of trackable mobile devices inside or outside the area, and determining if they cross the "fence".

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdʒiːəʊfɛns/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdʒiːə-/Received-Pronunciation/ˈd͡ʒioʊfɛns/General-American/ˈd͡ʒiːə-/General-American
  1. A virtual perimeter around a geographic area, typically enforced by monitoring the positions of trackable mobile devices inside or outside the area, and determining if they cross the "fence".

Where this word comes from

From geo- + fence.

verb/ˈdʒiːəʊfɛns/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdʒiːə-/Received-Pronunciation/ˈd͡ʒioʊfɛns/General-American/ˈd͡ʒiːə-/General-American
  1. To provide a geofence around (an area).

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From geo- + fence.

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