global

Involving or affecting the whole world.

• Pollution is a global problem.
• The company entered the global market last year.
• How can countries reduce global warming?

Similar words: worldwide, international

Opposites: local

Common phrases: global warming, global economy, global trade

Available for use throughout a computer program, rather than only in one part.

• The function reads a global variable.
• Avoid changing global data from several places.
• Is this name defined in the global scope?

Similar words: program-wide

Opposites: local

Common phrases: global variable, global scope, global constant

Round like a ball.

• The object had a global shape.
• A small global mass rested on the table.
• The artist gave the stone a smooth, global form.

Similar words: spherical, ball-shaped, round

Common phrases: global form, global shape, global mass