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
* Localization, the process of customizing software for users in different locations
* Local variable
* .local, a 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", 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