global adj. 1. involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; as, global war; global monetary policy.Syn. -- planetary, worldwide.[WordNet 1.5]
2. shaped like a globe; spherical.Syn. -- ball-shaped, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical.[WordNet 1.5]
3. broad in scope or content; comprehensive. Opposite of noncomprehensive.Syn. -- all-embracing, all-inclusive, across-the-board, blanket(prenominal), broad, complete, panoptic, wide.[WordNet 1.5]
4. (Computers) Accessible and effective throughout an entire computer program, rather than in only one subroutine; -- used of variables; as, global variable. Opposite of local.[PJC]