Global 289873 225991975 2008-07-16T10:31:52Z Woohookitty 159678 disam {{redirect|Worldwide}} {{wiktionary|Global}} 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. 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]].<ref>[http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50095613?single=1&query_type=word&queryword=Global&first=1&max_to_show=10 "Global"], [[Oxford English Dictionary]], Second Edition 1989 </ref> 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.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=aGywSVZAH5IC&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=%22usage+of+global%22&source=web&ots=Ihc3OVuIiR&sig=jnlqwaNkx1c062QqMZZxvbKp8dI&hl=en#PPA38,M1 "Advances in sociological knowledge: Over Half a Century"], NikolĒŽi Genov, page 38, 15th World Congress of Sociology, July 2002, Brisbane, Australia</ref> '''Global''' may also refer to: * [[Global (cutlery)]], a Japanese brand of cutlery * [[Global Television Network]], a Canadian television network * A [[global variable]], an object in computer programming accessible in any scope * [[Global (album)]], by Paul van Dyk * [[Global Aero Logistics]], and airline and holding company * [[Global (Bunji Garlin album)]], an album by [[Trinidadian]] [[Bunji Garlin]] * [[Global Heresy]] is a 2002 film about a struggling American rock band in the UK ==References== {{Reflist}} ==See also== * [[globalization]] * [[global city]] {{disambig}} [[da:Global]] [[de:Global]] [[fr:Global]] [[pl:Globalny]] [[simple:Global]] [[sv:Global]]