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'''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
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