Definition of global

glob´al
adj.1.involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; as, global war; global monetary policy.
2.shaped like a globe; spherical.
3.broad in scope or content; comprehensive. Opposite of noncomprehensive.
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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