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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]

Global may also refer to:

• Titled expressive works:
  • Global (album), by Paul van Dyk
  • Global (Bunji Garlin album)

• Companies and brands:
  • Canwest Global Communications Corp., a Canadian media conglomerate
  • Global Aero Logistics
  • Global Benchmarking Network
  • Global (cutlery), a Japanese brand
  • Global Television Network, in Canada

• Technology
  • Global variable, a variable in computer programming that is accessible in every scope.

• Fictional
  • Bruno J. Global, human captain of the SDF-1 Macross in the anime series The Super Dimension Fortress Macross.

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[edit] See also

• Cosmopolitanism
• Globalization
• Worldwide

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