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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

global

· glob·al · IPA /ˈɡlɐʉbəl/
01 adj. involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; as, global war; global monetary policy.
  1. 1.
    involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; as, global war; global monetary policy.
  2. 2.
    shaped like a globe; spherical.
  3. 3.
    broad in scope or content; comprehensive. Opposite of noncomprehensive.
  4. 4.
    Accessible and effective throughout an entire computer program, rather than in only one subroutine; -- used of variables; as, global variable. Opposite of local.(Computers)