DOVAP


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DOVAP

(ˈdəʊˌvæp)
n
(Communications & Information) a tracking system for determining the position and velocity of spacecraft, missiles, etc, based on the Doppler effect
[C20: from Do(ppler) v(elocity) a(nd) p(osition)]
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