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  2. Naʼvi language - Wikipedia

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    For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. The Naʼvi language (Naʼvi: Lìʼfya leNaʼvi ) is a fictional constructed language originally made for the 2009 film Avatar . In the film franchise , the language is spoken by the Naʼvi , a race of sapient humanoids indigenous to the extraterrestrial moon Pandora.

  3. Navigation - Wikipedia

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    In the European medieval period, navigation was considered part of the set of seven mechanical arts, none of which were used for long voyages across open ocean. Polynesian navigation is probably the earliest form of open-ocean navigation; it was based on memory and observation recorded on scientific instruments like the Marshall Islands Stick Charts of Ocean Swells.

  4. Navigation system - Wikipedia

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    A navigation system is a computing system that aids in navigation.Navigation systems may be entirely on board the vehicle or vessel that the system is controlling (for example, on the ship's bridge) or located elsewhere, making use of radio or other signal transmission to control the vehicle or vessel.

  5. Satellite navigation device - Wikipedia

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    Vehicle navigation on a personal navigation assistant Garmin eTrex10 edition handheld. A satellite navigation device or satnav device, also known as a satellite navigation receiver or satnav receiver or simply a GPS device, is a user equipment that uses satellites of the Global Positioning System (GPS) or similar global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).

  6. Marine navigation - Wikipedia

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    Navigation (from the Latin word navigatio) is the act of sailing or voyaging.Nautical (from Latin nautĭca, and this from Greek ναυτική [τέχνη] nautikḗ [téjne] "[art of] sailing" and from ναύτης nautes "sailor") is that pertaining to navigation and the science and art of sailing.

  7. Galileo (satellite navigation) - Wikipedia

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    List of Galileo satellites; Commercialization of space; European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service; Multiplexed binary offset carrier modulation – the modulation type chosen for Galileo Open Service signals and modernized GPS signals; International Terrestrial Reference System and Frame – the coordinate system used by Galileo

  8. Google Maps Navigation - Wikipedia

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    Google Maps Navigation is a mobile application developed by Google for the Android and iOS operating systems that later integrated into the Google Maps mobile app. The application uses an Internet connection to a GPS navigation system to provide turn-by-turn voice-guided instructions on how to arrive at a given destination. [1]

  9. History of navigation - Wikipedia

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    Map of the world produced in 1689 by Gerard van Schagen.. The history of navigation, or the history of seafaring, is the art of directing vessels upon the open sea through the establishment of its position and course by means of traditional practice, geometry, astronomy, or special instruments.