Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

General Packet Radio Service
     
         (GPRS) A {GSM} data transmission technique
        that does not set up a continuous channel from a portable
        terminal for the transmission and reception of data, but
        transmits and receives data in {packets}.  It makes very
        efficient use of available radio spectrum, and users pay only
        for the volume of data sent and received.
     
        See also: {packet radio}.
     
        (1999-09-12)