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geofencing

geofencing noun: the act of establishing and maintaining a geofence around an area. Also the present participle and gerund of geofence.

Noun

geofencing (uncountable)

  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.
    • Writing for the 6-3 majority, Justice Elena Kagan said that the technique, known as geofencing, violates the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches.2026 June 29, Nina Totenberg, Grady Martin, “Supreme Court restricts use of geofence warrants”, in Law, NPR, retrieved 29 Jun 2026

Also used as

geofencing is also the present participle and gerund of geofence.

Forms of geofencing

alternative formgeo-fencing

Origin of geofencing

From geofence + -ing.

Questions about geofencing

What does geofencing mean?
Geofencing means the act of establishing and maintaining a geofence around an area.
What part of speech is geofencing?
Geofencing is a noun.

Words near geofencing in the dictionary

  1. geofeature
  2. geofeatures
  3. geofence
  4. geofenced
  5. geofences
  6. geofencing
  7. Geoff
  8. Geoffery
  9. Geoffie
  10. Geoffrey
  11. Geoffrion

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