Global
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Global is a synonym of worldwide and means of, or relating to, or involving the entire world, in the general sense or as the planet Earth.[1]
The adjective global and the adverb globally mean pertaining to, or embracing, the totality of a number of items, categories, etc. They also mean comprehensive and all-inclusive.
It has been argued that global has replaced international or world as a way of referring to issues, processes and structures that affect human beings collectively.[2]
Global may also refer to:
- Titled expressive works:
- Global (album), by Paul van Dyk
- Global (Bunji Garlin album)
- Companies and brands:
- Canwest Global Communications Corp., a Canadian media conglomerate
- Global Aero Logistics
- Global Benchmarking Network
- Global (cutlery), a Japanese brand
- Global Television Network, in Canada
- Technology
- Global variable, a variable in computer programming that is accessible in every scope.
- Fictional
- Bruno J. Global, human captain of the SDF-1 Macross in the anime series The Super Dimension Fortress Macross.
[edit] References
- ^ "Global", Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition 1989
- ^ "Advances in sociological knowledge: Over Half a Century", Nikolǎi Genov, page 38, 15th World Congress of Sociology, July 2002, Brisbane, Australia
[edit] See also
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