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]

Conceptual associations

• Global event, one that has an effect on on the entire planet.
• Global activity, describing actions of an entity, usually commercial that spans the planetary surface.

Global may also refer to:

• Global Aero Logistics, and airline and holding company
• Global (album), by Paul van Dyk
• Global (Bunji Garlin album), an album by Trinidadian Bunji Garlin
• Global (cutlery), a Japanese brand of cutlery
• Global Heresy is a 2002 film about a struggling American rock band in the UK
• global variable, an object in computer programming accessible in any scope
• Global Television Network, a Canadian television network

References

See also

• global city
• globalization
• Globalization and Health

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