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Global
//ˈɡlɐʉbəl// adj, adv, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Concerning all parts of the world.
"Some rights are more global than others; social rights in particular do not seem to globalise easily."
- 2 Pertaining to the whole of something; total, universal not-comparable
"The first account that is created when you sign up is the global Administrator."
- 3 Pertaining to the whole of something; total, universal:; Of a variable, accessible by all parts of a program. not-comparable
"Global variables keep support engineers employed."
- 4 Pertaining to the whole of something; total, universal:; Which has to be considered in its entirety. not-comparable
- 5 Spherical, ball-shaped.
"In the center was a small, global mass."
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- 6 Of or relating to a globe or sphere. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope wordnet
- 2 having the shape of a sphere or ball wordnet
Adverb
- 1 In the global manner; world-wide.
"Coca-Cola, for example, shifted its stance, unsuccessfully, between “think global, act global” and “think local, act local” during the tenures of three different CEOs in the late 1990s and early 2000s."
Noun
- 1 A globally scoped identifier.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From globe + -al; compare French global.
Etymology 2
From globe + -al; compare French global.
Etymology 3
From globe + -al; compare French global.
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