Global

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɡləʊbÉ™l/
• US enPR: glō'bÉ™l, IPA: /ˈɡloÊŠbÉ™l/
• Rhymes: -əʊbÉ™l

Origin

From French global, from Old French globe

Full definition of global

Adjective

1. Spherical, ball-shaped.
   In the center was a small, global mass.
2. (not comparable) Of or relating to a globe or sphere.
3. Concerning all parts of the world.
• 2003, Catherine Dupré, Importing the law in post-communist transitions, Some rights are more global than others; social rights in particular do not seem to globalise easily.
• 2013-06-07, Joseph Stiglitz, Globalisation is about taxes too, It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today ….
4. Pollution is a global problem.
5. (not comparable, computing) Of a variable, accessible by all parts of a program.
   Global variables keep support engineers employed.

Synonyms

• (spherical) ball-shaped, globular, round, spherical
• (of or relating to a globe or sphere)
• (concerning all parts of the world) international, universal, world-wide, planetary

Antonyms

• (concerning all parts of the world) local, national, regional
• (of a variable, in computing) local

Derived terms

• globalisation, globalization
• globalism; globalist
• globally
• global warming
• semiglobal
• transglobal

Related terms

• globe
• globular

Noun

1. (computing) A globally scoped identifier.

Antonyms

• local