global
- 01 B1 Intermediate
adj.relating to the whole world.
adj.concerning or encompassing the entire world; international in scope.
Simple“Climate change is a global problem that requires every country to work together.”
In context“The sudden shift in trade policy had an immediate global impact, disrupting supply chains from East Asia to Northern Europe.”
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.considering all parts of something together; total.
adj.pertaining to the whole of a system, collection, or set of circumstances rather than specific parts.
Simple“The manager took a global view of the project to see how the different teams fit together.”
In context“The report provides a global assessment of the company's performance, accounting for both financial metrics and internal cultural shifts.”
Synonyms - 03 C1 Advanced
adj.in computer programming, something that can be used anywhere in the code.
adj.accessible from any portion of a program; having a scope that encompasses the entire execution context.
Simple“You should avoid using too many global variables because they can make the code hard to fix.”
In context“The developer refactored the code to encapsulate state, replacing several global variables with local parameters to improve thread safety.”
UsageUsually placed before the noun, such as 'global variable' or 'global constant'.
- 04 C1 Advanced
n.a piece of information in a computer program that can be seen and changed from anywhere.
n.a variable or identifier with global scope within a software application.
Simple“The program crashed because two different functions tried to change the same global at the same time.”
In context“While globals can simplify data access across disparate modules, they often introduce hidden dependencies that complicate the debugging process.”
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Usage global temperatures · global warming · global trade
From globe + -al; compare French global.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.