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geofencing

noun

Etymology

From geofence + -ing.

  1. derived from defens
  2. inherited from fence
  3. prefixed as geofence — “geo + fence”
  4. suffixed as geofencing — “geofence + ing”

Definitions

  1. The act of establishing and maintaining a geofence around an area.

    • I enabled geofencing in my smart home so that the power to my lamps automatically turns on when I arrive home after work.

  2. present participle and gerund of geofence.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for geofencing. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA