Local 2214805 223702181 2008-07-05T10:05:46Z 4.249.84.230 {{Wiktionarypar|local}} '''Local''' generally means that which relates to a specific area or place, and is not vast or widespread. '''Local''' may also refer to: In '''medicine''': * Local refers to a restricted part of the [[organism]]; such as a [[local anesthesia]] In '''computing''': * [[Locale]], a term used in software development to refer to the user's location * [[Software localization|Localization]], the process of customizing software for users in different locations * [[Local variable]] * [[.local]], a [[Pseudo-top-level domain|pTLD]] In '''sociology''': * [[Localism]], is the emphasis on local, small-scale systems In '''mathematics''': * [[Locally]], a term used in topology * [[Local ring]] a ring with a proper Ideal In '''physics''': * [[Principle of locality]], describes theories which are Lorentz invariant In '''culture''': * [[Local H]], a rock band from Zion, Illinois * ''[[Local Hero]]'', a 1983 film starring Burt Lancaster * [[Public house]], a colloquial name In '''entertainment:''' * ''[[Local (comic)|Local]]'', the comic book series by Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly In '''astronomy:''' * [[Local Interstellar Cloud]], the interstellar cloud that contains the Solar System * [[Local Bubble]], the larger bubble of gas that contains the Local Interstellar Cloud * The [[Orion Arm]], the arm of the Milky Way that contains the Solar System also known as the ''local arm'' * [[Local Group]], the group of galaxies that contains the Milky Way * [[Local Supercluster]], the supercluster, also known as the Virgo Supercluster, that contains the Milky Way and the Local Group In '''employment:''' *A [[Local union]], is a branch of a larger trade union In ':'philately''': *A [[local stamp]] is a stamp created by a local mail carrying body {{disambig}} [[de:Lokal]] [[es:Local]] [[fr:Local]] [[ja:ローカル]] [[sk:Lokál]]