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global
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
global \glob"al\ adj.
1. involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in
scope; as, global war; global monetary policy.
Syn: planetary, worldwide.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. shaped like a globe; spherical.
Syn: ball-shaped, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric,
spherical.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. broad in scope or content; comprehensive. Opposite of
noncomprehensive.
Syn: all-embracing, all-inclusive, across-the-board,
blanket(prenominal), broad, complete, panoptic, wide.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. (Computers) Accessible and effective throughout an entire
computer program, rather than in only one subroutine; --
used of variables; as, global variable. Opposite of
local.
[PJC]
