GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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1.       
   global 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.
   
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